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pottery

[pot-uh-ree] / ˈpɒt ə ri /
NOUN
containers made from clay; clay art
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The company said it was the last heritage pottery in the world still using this traditional method by hand.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Large numbers of bodies were placed quickly on top of pottery debris in an abandoned public area, which became the central focus of this study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Joshua fused the pieces together, following an ancient Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Paintings, drawings, pottery; all sorts of “sculptures” made from whatever was the craze of the day—bashed-up cans, maybe, or bottle tops stuck onto cardboard.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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