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1craft — [kraft, kräft] n. [ME < OE cræft, strength, power; akin to Ger kraft, strength, force (sense “skill” only in E) < IE * grep < base * ger , to twist, turn (see CRADLE): basic sense “cramping of muscles during exertion of strength”] 1. a… …
2pottery — ► NOUN (pl. potteries) 1) articles made of fired clay. 2) the craft or profession of making such ware. 3) a factory or workshop where such ware is made …
3pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
4Pottery — Pot and Pots redirect here. For Pot, see Pot (disambiguation). For POTS, see POTS (disambiguation). Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum …
5Salt glaze pottery — Pottery referred to as salt glazed or salted is created by adding common salt, sodium chloride, into the chamber of a hot kiln. Sodium acts as a flux and reacts with the silica in the clay body. A typical salt glaze piece has a glassine finish,… …
6Pottery of ancient Greece — Bilingual amphora by the Andokides Painter, ca. 520 BC (Munich) As the result of its relative durability, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and because there is so much of it (some 100,000 vases are recorded… …
7Craft — For other uses, see Craft (disambiguation). Crafts redirects here. For other uses, see Crafts (disambiguation). For the non profit organization, see CRAFT (company). Woodworking being done in a workshop …
8Craft Focus — Infobox Newspaper name = Craft Focus caption = type = business magazine format = Paper and online magazine foundation = 2007 ceased publication = price = owners = Kline Davis editor = Sarah Reeve group editor = Demelza Rayner founder = language …
9craft — [[t]krɑ͟ːft, kræ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ crafts, crafting, crafted (craft is both the singular and the plural form for meaning 1.) 1) N COUNT You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft. → See also landing craft With great difficulty,… …
10pottery — [[t]pɒ̱təri[/t]] potteries 1) N UNCOUNT You can use pottery to refer to pots, dishes, and other objects which are made from clay and then baked in an oven until they are hard. 2) N UNCOUNT You can use pottery to refer to the hard clay that some… …
