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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pot·ter·y       [pot-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ter·ies.
1.ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware.
2.the art or business of a potter; ceramics.
3.a place where earthen pots or vessels are made.

[Origin: 1475–85; potter1 + -y3]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pot·ter·y       (pŏt'ə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. pot·ter·ies
  1. Ware, such as vases, pots, bowls, or plates, shaped from moist clay and hardened by heat.
  2. The craft or occupation of a potter.
  3. The place where a potter works.


[French poterie, from Old French, from potier, potter, from pot, pot; see potiche.]

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
pottery

noun
1. ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln 
2. the craft of making earthenware 
3. a workshop where clayware is made 

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Stevens Pottery, GA Zip code(s): 31031

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Pottery

Pot"ter*y\, n.; pl. Potteries. [F. poterie, fr. pot. See Pot.]

1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked.

2. The place where earthen vessels are made.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Pottery

the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various materials seem to have been employed by the potter. Earthenware is mentioned in connection with the history of Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of Rachel (29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by Jeremiah (18:3). See also 1 Chr. 4:23; Ps. 2:9; Isa. 45:9; 64:8; Jer. 19:1; Lam. 4:2; Zech. 11:13; Rom. 9:21.

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