pottery
nounUK /ˈpɒtəɹi/ · US /ˈpɑtəɹi/
Etymology From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.
1
Usually Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
- 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.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
2
Usually A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
- I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
3
Usually The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.
- Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.
- Synonyms
- ceramic, ceramics, earthenware
- Derived terms
- nonpottery, potteryware
- Related terms
- potter, potter's clay, potter's field, potter's wheel, Pottery Estate, Torquay pottery, stoneware, terracotta