Pottery

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpÉ’təɹi/
• US IPA: /ˈpɑːtɚɹi/

Origin

From Old French poterie 13c., from potier ("potter"), from the root of pot

Full definition of pottery

Noun

1. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formedThe shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
2. (countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is madeI visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
3. The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay was skilled at pottery.

Related terms

• potter
• potter's clay
• potter's field
• potter's wheel

Synonyms

• ceramic
• ceramics
• earthenware

Hyponyms

• porcelain, china

Adjective

1. Having to do with pottery.
• 2006, w, Internal Combustion Chapter 2, But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.