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Examples of pottery in a Sentence
He has collected pottery for years.
She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery.
Recent Examples of pottery from the Web
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Al Farrow's traditional pottery is stained with modern messages about nuclear history.
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The 15th annual Thompson Community Art Show includes pen and ink drawings, acrylic and oil paintings, sculpture and pottery.
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Brandie Hill said the event should offer free hotdogs and water and several local vendors selling their crafts like pottery, jewelry and art.
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Flower symbolism appears on Chinese pottery dating to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.) and both the rose and chrysanthemum were originally herbs that the Chinese cultivated and refined over thousands of years.
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Various shops, like the Katie Sevigny Studio or the Alaska Ivory Exchange, sell Alaska memorabilia and crafts, like ivory carvings, pottery and vibrant paintings by Alaska artists.
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The researchers said markings on pottery fragments indicate the artifacts from the Midewin site date to about 1600.
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Included in the online auction is a host of 17th-and-18th-century Japanese pottery—Peggy and David were voracious collectors—English and American furniture, and silverware.
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Head archaeologist Abdel-Aziz al-Demiri says statues depicting a man and lions, as well as pottery fragments and coins, were also found at the site.
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First Known Use of pottery
15th century
pottery Synonyms
Synonyms
POTTERY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of pottery for English Language Learners
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: objects (such as bowls, plates, etc.) that are made out of clay usually by hand and then baked at high temperatures so that they become hard
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: the art or activity of making objects out of clay
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: a place where potters make objects out of clay
POTTERY Defined for Kids
Definition of pottery for Students
plural potteries
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: the art or craft of making objects (as dishes and vases) out of clay
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: objects made from clay that is shaped while moist and hardened by heat
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