pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpä-tə-rē 

plural potteries

1

: a place where clayware is made and fired

2

a

: the art or craft of the potter

b

: the manufacture of clayware

3

: clayware

especially : earthenware as distinguished from porcelain and stoneware and from brick and tile

Synonyms

• crockery
• earthenware
• stoneware

Examples of pottery in a Sentence

He has collected pottery for years.

She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery.

Recent Examples on the Web

Read Next World ‘Rare’ 500-year-old kiln — and over 600 pounds of pottery — found at UK school. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025

Starch grains are microscopic particles of starch produced by plants that can be preserved in soils and sediments, as well as on the surfaces of tools, pottery and other artifacts. —Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

The graves, including those of warriors, contained pottery and rare organic artifacts like a quiver. —Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025

There were very few exceptions, including the great midden deposit in Bintan, as well as a few shards of pottery and stone tools found in an open site that are probably only a few thousand years old. —Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpät-ə-rē 

plural potteries

1

: a place where clay articles (as pots and vases) are made

2

: the art of the potter : ceramics

3

: articles made from clay that is shaped while moist and hardened by heat