pottery

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈpɑtəɹi/ UK /ˈpɒtəɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #13662

Meanings

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

noun
The activity or art of making objects from clay.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · objects such as bowls and... clayware

More ceramicceramicsearthenware

Word family

Forms potteries

Derived forms nonpotterypotteryware

Related forms potterstonewareterracotta

Etymology

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

poterie Old French

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# pottery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑtəɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒtəɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 13662

## Meanings
1. Objects such as bowls and pots made from clay and baked until hard.
2. The activity or art of making objects from clay.

## Examples
- The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
- She took a pottery class to learn how to make her own mugs.

## Synonyms
- ceramic
- ceramics
- earthenware

## Derived Forms
- nonpottery
- potteryware

## Related Forms
- potter
- stoneware
- terracotta

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poterie

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

## AI Etymology
Pottery comes from Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century. The historical chain includes poterie (Old French). In present-day English it covers objects such as bowls and pots made from clay and baked until hard and the activity or art of making objects from clay. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonpottery, potteryware and related forms such as potter, stoneware, terracotta.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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