Pottery

/ˈpɒtəɹi/ · noun

Meaning

Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed..

Definitions by Sense

1. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
2. (countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
3. The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.

Example Sentences

The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.

But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.

I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.

Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.

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• potteries

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