pottery B1 Topic:Describing Qualities 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 AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown