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(pät′ər ē)

noun pl. potteries

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

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

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noun pl. pot·ter·ies

Ware, such as vases, pots, bowls, or plates, shaped from moist clay and hardened by heat.
The craft or occupation of a potter.
The place where a potter works.

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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