ˈpäd.ərē, -ätə-, -ä.trē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French poterie, from Old French, from potier potter (from pot + -ier -er) + -ie -y — more at potage
1. : a place where clayware is made and fired
2.
a. : the art or craft of the potter
a class in pottery
b. : the manufacture of clayware
3. : clayware ; especially : earthenware as distinguished on the one hand from porcelain and stoneware and on the other from brick and tile