Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (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 sentences
  1. I'm interested in oriental pottery.

    Я цікавлюся східною керамікою.

    ruЯ интересуюсь восточной керамикой.

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  2. Tom doesn't know much about pottery.

    ruТом мало знает о гончарном деле.

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  3. The pottery was baked by fire.

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  4. Tom signed up for a pottery class.

    deTom meldete sich bei einem Töpferkurs an.

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  5. Mary signed up for a pottery class.

    deMaria meldete sich bei einem Töpferkurs an.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
workshop where pottery is made:
practise or craft of making pottery:
Русский
By meaning 3
fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed:
workshop where pottery is made:
practise or craft of making pottery:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed:
workshop where pottery is made:

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: potteries
Singularpottery
Pluralpotteries

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln:clayware

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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