: a usually horizontal disk revolving on a vertical spindle and carrying the clay being shaped by a potter
Illustration of potter's wheel
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Recent Examples on the WebThen 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
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