potteries

Variant of pottery

pottery definition

pot·tery (pät′ər ē)

noun pl. potteries -·ter·ies

  1. a place where earthenware is made; potter's workshop or factory
  2. the art or occupation of a potter; ceramics
  3. pots, bowls, dishes, etc. made of clay hardened by heat; earthenware

Etymology: LME poterye < MFr poterie < potier, potter < pot, pot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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