n. (pl. -ies) 1 vessels etc. made of fired clay. 2 a potter's work. 3 a potter's workshop. the Potteries a district in n. Staffordshire, where the English pottery industry is centred.
[ ME f. OF poterie f. potier POTTER(2) ]
n. (pl. -ies) 1 vessels etc. made of fired clay. 2 a potter's work. 3 a potter's workshop. the Potteries a district in n. Staffordshire, where the English pottery industry is centred.
[ ME f. OF poterie f. potier POTTER(2) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012