pottery
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈpɑːtəri/
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cerámica
- There was a yellow pottery duck on the table that looked like a sugar bowl.
- pottery sherds
- pottery fragment
- decorated pottery
So this bowl breaks and then the artist brings the pottery back together.
- So this bowl breaks and then the artist brings the pottery back together.
- They found proto Sumerian cuneiform tablets and pottery and everything else.
- And tile and brick is even that's heavier than pottery.
- I kid you not, there is a hand painted owl on the piece of pottery.
- So what was absolutely plentiful to people in the area were fragments of pottery.
Examples
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Carlota, are you still doing your pottery?
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When she was done, she handed him a pottery beaker of warm whey the color of dishwater.
Fiction book (1997) -
- And the pottery is lovely.
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In recent years, a small pottery industry has developed in my village.
Fiction book (1998) -
Just pieces of broken pottery.
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A thousand pieces of fine pottery are taken from the Mayan region every month.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sea, these hills, the pottery, it's in my veins.
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We didn't touch the pottery.
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This week our pottery and painting sale made a profit of $24,000.
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The artist created beautiful pottery that showcased intricate designs.
Synonyms
34
3.7
An object made of baked clay, like a pot or tile
Objects made from clay and baked until hard, like pots and bowls
Items like plates, cups and bowls made from baked clay used for serving or eating food
Compounds
- Specialized
Clay pots and objects from Palesimian sites often have geometric designs
How Durable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pottery comes from pot ('a clay container') combined with -ery, and it is used for the clay objects themselves, like pots, dishes, and vases, because these are the things made from clay.