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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pottery \Pot"ter*y\, n.; pl {Potteries}. [F. poterie, fr pot.
See {Pot}.]
1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed
and baked.
2. The place where earthen vessels are made
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pottery
n 1: made from clay and baked in a kiln [syn: {clayware}]
2: the craft of making earthenware
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pottery
the art of was early practised among all nations. Various
materials seem to have been employed by the potter. Earthenware
is mentioned in connection with the history of Melchizedek (Gen.
14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of Rachel
(29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by Jeremiah
(18:3). See also 1 Chr. 4:23; Ps 2:9; Isa. 45:9; 64:8; Jer.
19:1; Lam. 4:2; Zech. 11:13; Rom. 9:21.
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