as in pottery
articles made of baked clay a wide array of hand-painted earthenware available at the craft fair

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Recent Examples of earthenware Made of clay and feldspar and covered in glaze, this earthenware pottery is celebrated for its timelessness and durability. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025 But traces have been found in earthenware pots dating to this period. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025 Visitors can discover various galleries and workshops showcasing these artisans, like at the Museum of Marble Crafts, and discover other styles of craftsmanship like Sabrina Binda—a French ceramicist based in Tinos selling earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain objects. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 Robert pulled a misshapen earthenware pot from the hotel room’s closet. Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earthenware
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pottery
Noun
  • King Harper once sat at an auction that included several pieces of Wilson pottery from someone’s private estate.
    Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
  • The latter is still there, at 76, selling retail, carry-out only, from his large stock of sculptural and functional pottery.
    Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Earthenware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthenware. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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