pottery

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Objects such as bowls and pots made from clay and baked until hard.

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

2. 2
   noun

   The activity or art of making objects from clay.

   She took a pottery class to learn how to make her own mugs.

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

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