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POTTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The craft of making earthenware
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pottery" is a kind of...):
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
Synonyms:
clayware; pottery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pottery" is a kind of...):
ceramic ware (utensils made from ceramic material)
Meronyms (substance of "pottery"):
clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pottery"):
agateware (pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate)
lusterware (pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze)
Wedgwood (a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A workshop where clayware is made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pottery" is a kind of...):
shop; workshop (small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done)
