pottery
pot·tery (pät′ər ē)
noun pl. -·ter·ies
- 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
Etymology: LME poterye < MFr poterie < potier, potter < pot, pot
pottery
n.
Varieties of pottery include: Abruzzi, Etruscan, Apulian, Cypriote, Cambrian, Assyrian, Anatolian, Awata, Damascus, Persian, Bizen, Bendigo, Amstel, Faenza, Castelli, Sicilian, Broussa, Celtic, Chartreuse, Cognac, Sèvres, Varges, Rouen, Dresden, Burslem, Quimper, Upchurch, Mexican, Indian, peasant, inlaid, hard, soft, unglazed, glazed, roughcast, faience, majolica, bisque, biscuit.
Preposition: from
- excavation: The following photos attempt to illustrate an unusual fragment of pottery from excavations in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Converse of object
- glaze: Some, but very little, of the better quality glazed pottery of the same period was found.
- decorate: Many fragments of Greek decorated pottery, chiefly from the fifth century BC.
- recover: The earliest form of pottery recovered from the excavation was a crude hand-made type believed to date from the Iron Age.
Adjective modifier
- romano-british: Much rarer than Romano-British pottery, only a small amount of material will be available for handling but many illustrations will be used.
- Neolithic: Neolithic pottery was found at the base of one of the postholes.
- prehistoric: Dr. Mel Johnson specializes in the prehistoric pottery of Scotland.
- Samian: Artifacts found within the house, such as Samian pottery, jewelry and games suggest that the occupants had a high standard of living.
- post-medieval: Other stray finds from topsoil included five flint flakes, animal bone and medieval to post-medieval pottery.
- imported: Saintonge ware is the most common type of imported medieval pottery found in the city from the middle of the thirteenth century.
Modifies a noun
- sherd: This has been supported by thin section analysis on pottery sherds from the tell.
- kiln: Rural medieval pottery kilns in northeast England are rare.
- assemblage: However, a pit containing a primary pottery assemblage of early 13th century date denotes the nearby presence of a house.
- shard: This might explain why large amounts of early brick fired pottery shards can be found on the southern beach.
- fragment: The surface finds consist almost exclusively of pottery fragments.
- figurine: The Staffordshire pottery figurines of 19th century politicians include Prime Ministers Robert Peel and Viscount Palmerston.
Noun used with modifier
- retro: A great retro pottery parsley holder dating to circa 1969.
- studio: His interest in studio pottery began in the 1960's with frequent visits to the Leach Pottery, St. Ives.
- vintage: A very cool English retro vintage pottery storage jar, with a teak wood lid, in the Bronte design.
- century: A patchy residual topsoil layer was seen in places which produced 17th century pottery.
Browse dictionary entries near pottery
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- Pott's disease
- potsy
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- potshot
- pottle
- potto
- potty
- pou sto
- pouch
- pouched
- pouchy
- pouf
- Pouilly Fuissé
- Pouilly-Fumé
