pottery
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| —n , pl -teries | |
| 1. | articles, vessels, etc, made from earthenware and dried and baked in a kiln |
| 2. | a place where such articles are made |
| 3. | the craft or business of making such articles |
| Related: fictile | |
| [C15: from Old French poterie, from potier potter, from pot | |
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Pottery
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Pottery definition
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
The clay is dried and strengthened by adding finely pulverized pottery shards before pots are shaped, painted and fired.
Humans could turn its ash into a benefit, such as fertilizer or additives to strengthen pottery clay.
On the other hand the settled folk had their textiles and their pottery and made many desirable things.
She was internationally known for her superbly thrown pottery vessels.
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