pottery
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formedFired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
» I'm interested in oriental pottery.
Я интересуюсь восточной керамикой.
Я цікавлюся східною керамікою.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
Töpferware, Tongerät, Töpfergeschirr
гонча́рные изде́лияgončárnyje izdélija, кера́микаkerámika
ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
(countable, usually)A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
Töpferei
гонча́рная мастерска́яgončárnaja masterskája, гонча́рняgončárnja, керами́ческий заво́дkeramíčeskij zavód
гонча́рняhončárnja
a workshop where clayware is made
(uncountable, usually)The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.
Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.
Töpferei
гонча́рное де́лоgončárnoje délo
гонча́рствоhončárstvo
the craft of making earthenware
Examples
28 sentencesI'm interested in oriental pottery.
Я цікавлюся східною керамікою.
ruЯ интересуюсь восточной керамикой.
Tom doesn't know much about pottery.
ruТом мало знает о гончарном деле.
The pottery was baked by fire.
Tom signed up for a pottery class.
deTom meldete sich bei einem Töpferkurs an.
Mary signed up for a pottery class.
deMaria meldete sich bei einem Töpferkurs an.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
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Origin
From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot +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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Forms
plural: potteriesSynonyms
4 synonyms- ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln:clayware
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable