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potter's wheel

noun

  1. a device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter.


potter's wheel

noun

  1. a device with a horizontal rotating disc, on which clay is shaped into pots, bowls, etc, by hand
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of potter's wheel1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Next to the stacks of popcorn, across from her potter’s wheel, a child’s kite rests next to a pop-up tent.

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It’s a scene that perfectly captures the diversity of her roles, further emphasized by a small table opposite her potter’s wheel where her sons Kiran, 7, and Arjun, 11, often work alongside her.

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Also on show are the micro-pots of Bx Woo, who travels the world with her miniature potter's wheel extolling the joys of mini-ceramics.

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“I got very intrigued, as much by the magic of turning this inert lump of earth into something that embodied intelligence as by the meditation bubble that forms around someone who’s working intently on the potter’s wheel,” he said.

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He would kick his potter’s wheel with his sandaled right foot and make his bright turquoise glaze from the ishkar plant, which grows in the nearby desert.

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