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pottery |
3 definitions found 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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