pottery

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.

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

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pottery

Noun

pl -teries

1. articles made from baked clay

2. a place where such articles are made

3. the craft of making such articles

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Pottery

See also skill and craft.

ceramics, keramics

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.

ceramography

an historical or descriptive work on pottery.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pottery - ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln clayware 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

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pottery

noun ceramics, terracotta, crockery, earthenware, stoneware

Translations

pottery [ˈpɔtərɪ] n → cerámica, alfarería;

a piece of pottery → un objeto de cerámica

pottery [ˈpɔtərɪ] potter n → poterie f;

a piece of pottery → une poterie

pottery [ˈpɔtərɪ] potter n (pots, dishes etc) → Keramik f, Töpferwaren pl;

(work, hobby) → Töpfern nt;

(factory, workshop) → Töpferei f;

a piece of pottery potter → ein Töpferstück nt

pottery [ˈpɔtərɪ] n → ceramiche fpl;

a piece of pottery → una ceramica