pottery
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
Example
“The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.”
Other meanings
A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
“I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.”
The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.
“Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.”
Synonyms
- ceramic
- ceramics
- earthenware
A kind of
- ceramic ware
Related words
- nonpottery
- potteryware
Word history
From Old French "poterie".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pottery” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.