pottery
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pottery
- /ˈpɒtəɹi/ UK
- /ˈpɑtəɹi/ Atlantic Canada, US
- [ˈpɑɾəɹi] Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈpɒtəɹi/ Canada
- /ˈpɔtəɹi/ Australia
- /ˈpɒtəɹi/ New Zealand
- [ˈpɔ̟t.ə.ɹi] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.
noun potteries
- Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed. The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
- A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made. I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
- The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay. Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.
Similar: ceramic, ceramics, earthenware
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clayware, earthenware, porcelain, potter, ceramic, clay, pot, tow, dao, tao, ware, ceramics, stoneware, china, terracotta, raku
noun
Similar: ceramic, ceramics, earthenware
Translations
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noun fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
| Español | cerámica, loza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도자기 dojagi, 도기 dogi |
| 日本語 | 陶器 tōki |
| 中文 | 陶器 táoqì, 瓦器 wǎqì |
| Português | cerâmica |
| Français | poterie |
| Deutsch | Töpferware, Tongerät, Töpfergeschirr |
| Italiano | terraglia, ceramica, vasellame, stoviglia |
| Ελληνικά | κεραμικά keramiká |
| Română | olărie |
| Русский | гонча́рные изде́лия gončárnyje izdélija, кера́мика kerámika |
| Tiếng Việt | gốm, đồ gốm |
| العربية | فَخَّار faḵḵār, خَزَف ḵazaf |
| עברית | כלי חרס kley khéres |
noun workshop where pottery is made
| Español | alfarería |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 窯元 kamamoto |
| 中文 | 製陶作坊 /制陶作坊 zhìtáo zuōfang, 陶場 /陶场 táochǎng, 陶厰 táochǎng |
| Português | olaria |
| Deutsch | Töpferei |
| Ελληνικά | αγγειοπλαστείο angeioplasteío |
| Română | olărie |
| Русский | гонча́рная мастерска́я gončárnaja masterskája, гонча́рня gončárnja, керами́ческий заво́д keramíčeskij zavód |
| العربية | مَتْجَر الْفَخَّارِيَّات matjar al-faḵḵāriyyāt, مَحَلّ الْفَخَّارِيَّات maḥall al-faḵḵāriyyāt, مَتْجَر الْفَخَّار matjar al-faḵḵār, مَحَلّ الْفَخَّار maḥall al-faḵḵār |
noun practise or craft of making pottery
| Español | alfarería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도예 doye |
| 日本語 | 陶芸 tōgei |
| 中文 | 陶器製造 /陶器制造 táoqì zhìzào, 陶藝 /陶艺 táoyì |
| हिन्दी | मृत्तिकाशिल्प mŕttikāśilp |
| Kiswahili | ufinyanzi |
| Português | cerâmica |
| Français | poterie |
| Deutsch | Töpferei |
| Italiano | ceramica, arte della ceramica |
| Ελληνικά | αγγειοπλαστική angeioplastikí, κεραμική keramikí |
| Română | olărie, olărit |
| Русский | гонча́рное де́ло gončárnoje délo |
| العربية | صِنَاعَة الفَخَّار ṣināʕa al-faḵḵār |
| עברית | קַדָּרוּת kadarút |
Talk about this word "pottery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pottery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pottery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pottery "pottery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pottery.Cite this
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title = {pottery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pottery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
