Pottery Meaning
/ˈpɒtəɹi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounFired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
nounA potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
Sentence Examples
Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.
The pottery was baked by fire.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She took a class to learn how to make ____ from clay using a wheel.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The museum displayed ancient ____ from the Bronze Age, including bowls, jugs, and storage vessels.
Word Origin & History
From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal."
— 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She took a class to learn how to make ____ from clay using a wheel.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The museum displayed ancient ____ from the Bronze Age, including bowls, jugs, and storage vessels.