pottery
noun/ˈpɒtəri/
/ˈpɑːtəri/
(plural potteries)
- [uncountable] pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that are baked in an oven, especially when they are made by hand
- Roman pottery
- a piece of pottery
- fragments of Iron Age pottery
- the kilns in which the pottery is fired
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glazed
- fine
- fragment
- piece
- shard
- …
- make
- manufacture
- produce
- …
- kiln
- [uncountable] the clay that some dishes and pots are made of
- a jug made of blue-glazed pottery
- a pottery casserole dish
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glazed
- fine
- fragment
- piece
- shard
- …
- make
- manufacture
- produce
- …
- kiln
- [uncountable] the skill of making pots and dishes from clay, especially by hand
- a pottery class
- [countable] a place where clay pots and dishes are made
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poterie, from potier ‘a potter’.
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