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单词 potteries
释义

pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpä-tə-rē How to pronounce pottery (audio)
plural potteries
1
: a place where clayware is made and fired
2
a
: the art or craft of the potter
b
: the manufacture of clayware
3
: clayware
especially : earthenware as distinguished from porcelain and stoneware and from brick and tile

Synonyms

  • crockery
  • earthenware
  • stoneware
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Example Sentences

He has collected pottery for years. She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpä-tə-rē How to pronounce pottery (audio)
plural potteries
1
: the art or craft of making objects (as dishes and vases) out of clay
2
: objects made from clay that is shaped while moist and hardened by heat

potteries

noun

plural of pottery
as in ceramics
articles made of baked clay we picked up some ceramic vases in a pottery store

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ceramics
  • earthenwares
  • stonewares
  • porcelains
  • crockeries
  • chinas
  • redwares
  • ironstone chinas
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