noun pl. potteries
Origin: LME poterye < MFr poterie < potier, potter < pot, pot
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noun pl. pot·ter·ies
Origin:
Origin: French poterie
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from potier, potter
Origin: , from pot, pot; see potiche
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Pottery
See also skill and craft.
1. the art and technology of making objects of clay and other materials treated by firing.
2. articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc. —ceramist, keramist, ceramicist, keramicist, n.
ceramography
an historical or descriptive work on pottery.
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