pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpä-tə-rē How to pronounce pottery (audio)
plural potteries
1
: a place where clayware is made and fired
2
a
: the art or craft of the potter
b
: the manufacture of clayware
3
: clayware
especially : earthenware as distinguished from porcelain and stoneware and from brick and tile

Examples of pottery in a Sentence

He has collected pottery for years. She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery.
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The graves, including those of warriors, contained pottery and rare organic artifacts like a quiver. Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 There were very few exceptions, including the great midden deposit in Bintan, as well as a few shards of pottery and stone tools found in an open site that are probably only a few thousand years old. Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025 In addition to the structures and the lead water pipe, archaeologists unearthed slabs of Roman-era pottery and terracotta plates depicting mythological scenes, which likely adorned rooftops or garden structures. Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 When developing the Petite Boutique in New York’s SoHo last year, it was realized that the building’s red bricks were similar to the red soil used to build houses and make pottery in Oman. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pottery 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pottery was in the 15th century

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Kids Definition

pottery

noun
pot·​tery ˈpät-ə-rē How to pronounce pottery (audio)
plural potteries
1
: a place where clay articles (as pots and vases) are made
2
: the art of the potter : ceramics
3
: articles made from clay that is shaped while moist and hardened by heat

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