| Pronunciation: | | 'pâturee
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| Matching Terms: | | potter, potter around, potter bee, potter wasp, potterer, pottern, potter's clay, potter's earth, potters field, potter's field, potter's wheel
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the craft of making earthenware
- [n] ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
- [n] a workshop where clayware is made
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| | Synonyms: | | clayware |
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| | See Also: | | agateware, ceramic ware, clay, craft, lusterware, shop, trade, Wedgwood, workshop |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Potteries}. [F. poterie, fr. pot.
See {Pot}.]
1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed
and baked.
2. The place where earthen vessels are made.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various materials seem to have been employed by the potter. Earthenware is mentioned in connection with the history of Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of Rachel (29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by Jeremiah (18:3). See also 1 Chr. 4:23; Ps. 2:9; Isa. 45:9; 64:8; Jer. 19:1; Lam. 4:2; Zech. 11:13; Rom. 9:21. |
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| | Related Terms: | | adobe, armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, bindery, biscuit, bisque, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, bowl, brewery, brick, brickyard, cannery, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, china, creamery, crock, crockery, dairy, defense plant, distillery, dockyard, earthenware, enamelware, factory, factory belt, factory district, feeder plant, firebrick, flour mill, glass, industrial park, industrial zone, jug, main plant, manufactory, manufacturing plant, manufacturing quarter, mill, mint, munitions plant, oil refinery, packing house, plant, porcelain, pot, power plant, production line, push-button plant, refinery, refractory, sawmill, shipyard, stoneware, subassembly plant, sugar refinery, tannery, tile, tiling, urn, vase, winery, yard, yards |
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