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pottery

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pot·ter·y  (pt-r)
n. pl. pot·ter·ies
1. Ware, such as vases, pots, bowls, or plates, shaped from moist clay and hardened by heat.
2. The craft or occupation of a potter.
3. The place where a potter works.

[French poterie, from Old French, from potier, potter, from pot, pot; see potiche.]

pottery [ˈpɒtərɪ]
n pl -teries
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) articles, vessels, etc., made from earthenware and dried and baked in a kiln
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a place where such articles are made
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) the craft or business of making such articles Related adjective fictile
[from Old French poterie, from potier potter, from pot pot1]

Pottery
See also skill and craft.

1. the art and technology of making objects of clay and other materials treated by firing.
2. articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc. — ceramist, keramist, ceramicist, keramicist, n.
an historical or descriptive work on pottery.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.potterypottery - ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
agateware - pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate
ceramic ware - utensils made from ceramic material
lusterware - pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze
Wedgwood - a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2.pottery - the craft of making earthenware
craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
3.pottery - a workshop where clayware is made
workshop, shop - small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

pottery
noun ceramics, terracotta, crockery, earthenware, stoneware a 17th century piece of pottery
Related words
adjective fictile
Translations
pottery [ˈpɒtərɪ] N
1. (= craft) → alfarería f; (= art) → cerámica f
2. (= pots) → cerámica f; [of fine quality] → loza f
a piece of potteryuna cerámica
3. (= workshop) → alfar m, alfarería f

pottery [ˈpɒtəri]
n
(= earthenware objects) → poteries fpl
a piece of pottery → une poterie
(= clay) → terre f
made of pottery → en terre
(= craft, activity) → poterie f
(= factory) → poterie f
modif [industry] → de la poterie; [class, workshop] → de poterie; [bowl] → en terre
potting compost nterreau m
potting shed [ˈpɒtɪŋʃɛd] ncabanon m

pottery
n (= workshop, craft)Töpferei f; (= pots)Töpferwaren pl, → Tonwaren pl; (glazed) → Keramik f; (= archaeological remains)Tonscherben pl

pottery [ˈpɒtərɪ]
1. n (workshop) → fabbrica or laboratorio di ceramiche; (craft) → ceramica; (pots) → ceramiche fpl
a piece of pottery → una ceramica
2. adj (dish, jug) → di ceramica

pottery [ˈpɒtərɪ]
1. n (workshop) → fabbrica or laboratorio di ceramiche; (craft) → ceramica; (pots) → ceramiche fpl
a piece of pottery → una ceramica
2. adj (dish, jug) → di ceramica

pottery مصنع الفخار keramika pottemagervarer Töpferwaren κεραμική cerámica keramiikka poterie grnčarstvo ceramiche 陶器 도기 aardewerk keramikk wyroby garncarskie cerâmica керамические изделия krukmakeri เครื่องปั้นดินเผา çanak çömlek đồ gốm 陶器


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Perhaps these Odes may best be compared with the little craftless figures in an early age of pottery, when the fragrance of the soil yet lingered about the rough clay.
Playmore, I now reminded him that the eruption which had overwhelmed the town had preserved, for more than sixteen hundred years, such perishable things as the straw in which pottery had been packed; the paintings on house walls; the dresses worn by the inhabitants; and (most noticeable of all, in our case) a piece of ancient paper, still attached to the volcanic ashes which had fallen over it.
If we find carved stones, the remains of ancient pottery and weapons, parts of buildings or building stones, we shall know we are on the right track," was the answer.
 
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