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

• ceramics

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

There is also a large selection of vases and urns, highlighting unique textures made from placing horsehair or feathers on hot pottery to leave their mark. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025

The museum was replaced by a new Museum of Azov Everyday Life, which featured everyday objects like national costumes, pottery tools and weaving looms. —Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025

The archaeologists also came across obsidian fragments and pottery shards. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Or branch out into pottery because the oven happens to get really hot? —Bernardo Martinez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pottery

• cautery
• lottery
• watery

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