potter's wheel

noun

: a usually horizontal disk revolving on a vertical spindle and carrying the clay being shaped by a potter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Then everyone works at his or her own potter's wheel, while the instructor moves around the room for individual, hands-on instruction. —

Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2022 Try the potter's wheel, make a clay boat, carve your name into a giant pot, or watch professional potters at work. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 19 June 2022 Each of the individual parts of her sculptures is formed on the potter's wheel of stoneware clay and then is altered and assembled. —

Courant Community, 26 June 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'potter's wheel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Word History

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of potter's wheel was in 1567

See more words from the same year

Dictionary Entries Near potter's wheel

potter's flint

potter's wheel

potter around/about

See More Nearby Entries

Cite this Entry

Style

“Potter's wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potter%27s%20wheel. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

Copy Citation