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 [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]

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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.

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pottery

• craze - First a crack or flaw; to craze is to produce minute cracks on the surface of pottery.
• fictile - An adjective meaning "pertaining to pottery" or "suitable for making pottery."
• ceramic, earthenware - Pottery made from clay is called ceramic or earthenware.
• slip - As in pottery, it derives from Norwegian slip/slipa, "slime on fish."

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 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 pottery → una cerámica

3. (= workshop) → alfar m, alfarería f

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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 n → terreau m
potting shed [ˈpɒtɪŋʃɛd] n → cabanon m

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pottery

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

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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

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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