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Pottery - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pottery : (noun)
1: ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln [syn: clayware]
2: the craft of making earthenware
3: a workshop where clayware is made
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Pottery |
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TheVFG: Etsy Listing: Vintage 50s Harker Pottery Cameoware Cookie Plate Birds http://bit.ly/5Xb1zS |
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ericjohnthomas: Eydie: "Yes! Jackpot!" Words that make a husband shudder when walking thru Garden Ridge Pottery :) |
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williamallthing: @klingerf Pottery christmas gifts plz. i would like an ash tray in the shape of a w with diamonds and a martini glass holder |
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