NounSingular pottery Plural potteries pottery (plural potteries) (uncountable in most senses)
Related termsSynonymsHyponymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural potteries). Pottery can also refer to the material of which the potteryware is made. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today. BackgroundPottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a required shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln to induce reactions that lead to permanent changes, including increasing their strength and hardening and setting their shape. There are wide regional variations in the properties of raw materials used for the production of pottery, and this can lead to wares that are unique in character to a locality. It is common for clays and other materials to be mixed to produce clay bodies suited to specific purposes. Prior to some shaping processes, air trapped within the clay body needs to be removed. This is called de-airing and can be accomplished by a machine called a vacuum pug or manually by wedging. Wedging can also help to ensure an even moisture content throughout the body. Once a clay body has been de-aired or wedged, it is shaped by a variety of techniques. After shaping it is dried before firing. There are a number of stages in the drying process. Leather-hard refers to the stage when the clay object is approximately 15% mositure content. Clay bodies at this stage are very firm and only slightly pliable. Trimming and handle attachment often occurs at the leather-hard state. Clay bodies are said to be "bone-dry" when they reach a moisture content at or near 0%. Unfired objects are often termed greenware. Clay bodies at this stage are very fragile and hence can be easily broken. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How can I get discontinued pottery barn furniture aside from the outlet and ebay? Q. Do any online stores carry this merchandise? I was looking for a sofa that pottery barn used to carry but they have discontinued it and i cannot find it anywhere. Asked by hoggan17 - Wed Aug 30 23:29:15 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. build a time machine. Answered by wingnutrosie - Thu Aug 31 01:04:35 2006 Does the word pixie come from the type of Greek pottery referred to as pyxis? Q. I'm studying the ancient Greek civilization in social studies and I chose to replicate the shape of a pyxis for the pottery section. I had to do research and my teacher asked if the words were related. Asked by Regatta Misses (Mrs.) Strummer - Tue Jan 6 16:22:23 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I only found these: c.1630, perhaps from Swed. dialect pyske "small fairy," but West County origin suggests ultimate source in Cornwall and thus something Celtic. Earliest references were in pixy-path "bewilderment," lit. "path on which one is led astray by pixies," and pixie-led "lost." " Pixies (also Piskies and Pigsies as they are sometimes known in Cornwall) are mythical creatures of folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the areas around Devon and Cornwall, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name. " Hope this helps! Answered by Phoenix - Wed Jan 7 00:25:02 2009 How long would a piece of pottery have to be left in a kiln before they are sufficiently "baked"?
Q. A standard piece of pottery would be a 12" diameter bowl with normal red clay. Asked by diceccon - Mon Jan 7 17:25:08 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. about 24 hours at 2000 degrees Answered by sassygirlny916 - Mon Jan 7 17:52:24 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Pottery"
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