Pottery
['pɒt(ə)rɪ] or ['pɑtəri]
Definition
(noun.) the craft of making earthenware.
(noun.) ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln.
(noun.) a workshop where clayware is made.
Edited by Janet--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked.
(n.) The place where earthen vessels are made.
Edited by Cheryl
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Earthen ware, clay ware.
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Examples
- There are, we may note, some very striking resemblances between early Japanese pottery and so forth and similar Peruvian productions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Although they had clay available, and although there are several Pal?olithic clay figures on record, they had _no pottery_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As to Pottery:--Could we only know who among the peoples of the earth first discovered, used, or invented fire, we might know who were the first makers of baked earthenware. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Palissy’s studies in natural history helped him when he came to decorate his pottery. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Enamelled ware is no longer confined to pottery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They built sturdy fortresses of the Myc?nean type of architecture; they had a metal industry; they used imported Greek pottery of a very fine type. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As in drying clay for brick, so in drying clay for porcelain and pottery generally, great improvements have been made in the drying of the clay, and other materials to be mixed therewith. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Figures have also been found modelled in clay, although no Pal?olithic people made any use of pottery. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was in 1539 that Palissy became a citizen of Saintes, and several years later that chance sent his way a beautiful cup of enameled pottery. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Before their time all earthenware pottery was what is now called soft pottery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- With his new knowledge he had soon fashioned pottery, decorated with rustic scenes, and exquisitely enameled, that all lovers of works of art desired at any price. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- They made glass and pottery of the finest quality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Susan Frackelton of the United States invented a portable kiln for firing pottery and porcelain, for which she obtained a patent in 1886. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- To return to pottery: As before stated, Wedgwood of England revolutionised the art of pottery in the eighteenth century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- From the early dawn of human history to its present noonday civilisation the progress of man may be traced in his pottery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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