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pottery

[ pot-uh-ree ]

noun

plural potteries.
  1. ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware.
  2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics.
  3. a place where earthen pots pot or vessels are made.


pottery

/ ˈ±èÉ’³ÙÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. articles, vessels, etc, made from earthenware and dried and baked in a kiln
  2. a place where such articles are made
  3. the craft or business of making such articles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pottery1

First recorded in 1475–85; potter 1 + -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pottery1

C15: from Old French poterie, from potier potter, from pot pot 1
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First, the relatively small number of scripts - about 4,000 of them, almost all on small objects such as seals, pottery and tablets.

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They’ll put the snow in a pottery bowl, then fill 125 small glass vials with the melted snow water.

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