pottery

pot·ter·y

 (pŏt′ə-rē)

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. (Ceramics) articles, vessels, etc, made from earthenware and dried and baked in a kiln

2. (Ceramics) a place where such articles are made

3. (Ceramics) the craft or business of making such articles

[C15: from Old French poterie, from potier potter, from pot pot¹]

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pot•ter•y

(ˈpɒt ə ri)

n., pl. -ter•ies.

1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware.

2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics.

3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made.

[1475–85]

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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."

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

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

Strictly, all baked-clay ware except stoneware and porcelain. More generally, the art of shaping and molding all clays while soft and malleable and firing them in a kiln to render the created shapes firm and stable. Firing drives off the water combined with the constituent materials within clay and binds them together. Glazes are often added to make the ware waterproof.

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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

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Translations

صِناعَة الفُخّارفُخّارفُخَّارمَصْنَع الفُخّار

hrnčířstvíkeramikahrnčířská dílna

keramikkeramikkunstkeramikværkstedpottemageripottemagervarer

TöpfereiTöpferwareTöpferwaren

αγγειοπλαστικήκεραμικήκεραμικά

cerámicaalfareríaloza

keramiikka

poterie

grnčarstvo

agyagárufazekasmesterségfazekasmûhelyfazekasság

leirkeragerîleirmunir

ceramichefabbrica di ceramichestoviglieterrecotte

陶器陶芸窯元

도기

aardewerk

keramikkkeramikkunstkeramikkverkstedpottemakeri

ceramikagarncarstwowyroby garncarskie

cerâmicaolaria

керамические изделия

hrnčiarska dielňahrnčiarstvo

lončarstvolončenina

keramikverkstadkeramisk verkstadkrukmakeri

เครื่องปั้นดินเผา

çanak çömlekçömlekçiçömlekçilik

đồ gốm

陶器陶器制造术陶器厂

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 terrepotting compost n → terreau mpotting 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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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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potter¹

(ˈpotə) noun

a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln). pottebakker خَزَاف، فُخّاري грънчар oleiro hrnčíř der/die Töpfer(in) pottemager; keramiker αγγειοπλάστηςalfarero; ceramista pottsepp کوزه گر savenvalaja potier/-ière קדר, קדרית कुम्हार lončar fazekas pembuat gerabah leirkerasmiður vasaio 陶工 도공, 웅기쟁이 puodžius podnieks tukang tembikar pottenbakkerkeramiker, pottemakergarncarz كلال، كوزه جوړونكى oleiro olar гончар hrnčiar lončar grnčar krukmakare, keramiker ช่างปั้นหม้อ çömlekçi 陶工 гончар کمہار thợ gốm 陶工

ˈpottery noun

1. articles made by fired clay. He is learning how to make pottery. pottebakkerskuns فُخّار керамика olaria keramika die Töpferware keramik κεραμικάalfarería; cerámica keraamika ظروف سفالی keramiikka poterie כְּלִי חֶרֶס बरतन lončarska roba agyagáru gerabah leirmunir ceramica 陶器 도기 moliniai indai, keramikos dirbiniai podniecība barang tembikar aardewerkkeramikk, steintøywyroby garncarskie كلالى يا د خټى لوښى olaria olărit керамика keramika lončenina grnčarija keramik, lergods เครื่องปั้นดินเผา çanak çömlek 陶器(總稱) гончарні вироби مٹي کے برتن đồ gốm 陶器（总称）

2. (plural ˈpotteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made. He is working in the pottery. pottebakkery مَصْنَع الفُخّار грънчарница olaria hrnčířská dílna die Töpferei pottemageri; keramikværksted εργαστήριο κεραμικής alfar, alfarería pottsepatöökoda کارگاه سفالگری keramiikkapaja atelier de poterie בֵּית הַיוֹצֵר भांडकर्म lončarija fazekasműhely tempat pembuatan gerabah, lio leirkeragerð fabbrica di ceramiche 陶器製造場 도기 제조소 keramikos dirbtuvė podniekdarbnīca tempat membuat tembikar pottenbakkerijkeramikkverksted, pottemakeri garncarnia كلالى olaria atelier de olărie гончарня hrnčiarska dielňa lončarna mesto gde se pravi grnčarija krukmakeri โรงงานผลิตเครื่องปั้นดินเผา çömlekçi 陶器廠 гончарна майстерня کمہار کي دکان xưởng gốm 陶器厂

3. the art of making such articles. He is learning pottery. pottebakkery صِناعَة الفُخّار грънчарство cerâmica hrnčířství die Töpferei pottemageri; keramikkunst κεραμικήalfarería; cerámica pottsepatöö سفالگری savenvalanta poterieקדרות कुंभकारी lončarstvo fazekasmesterség seni pembuatan gerabah leirkeragerð arte ceramica 陶芸 도예 puodininkystė, keramika podniecība seni tembikar het pottenbakken keramikkunstgarncarstwo كلالى cerâmica olărie гончарное дело hrnčiarstvo lončarstvo grnčarstvo krukmakeri ศิลปะการปั้นเครื่องปั้นดินเผา çömlekçilik 陶器製造術 гончарна справа مٹي کے برتن بنانے کا کام nghề gốm 陶器制造术

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pottery

→ فُخَّار 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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