pottery

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.

   The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.

2. 2
   noun

   A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.

   I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.

3. 3
   noun

   The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.

   Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.

4. 4
   noun

   the craft of making earthenware

5. 5
   noun

   ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln

6. 6
   noun

   a workshop where clayware is made

Etymology

From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.