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potter's wheel
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potter's wheel
n.
A revolving, often treadle-operated horizontal disk on which clay is shaped manually.
potter's wheel
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a device with a horizontal rotating disc, on which clay is shaped into pots, bowls, etc., by hand
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Noun1.potter's wheel - a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potterpotter's wheel - a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC"
wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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potter's wheel n → tornio (da vasaio)
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