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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pottery \Pot"ter*y\, noun; 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) 2.0 [wn]:
pottery
noun
1: ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln [syn: {clayware}]
2: the craft of making earthenware
3: a workshop where clayware is made
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "pottery": adobe, armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, bindery, biscuit, bisque, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, bowl, brewery, brick, brickyard, cannery, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, china, creamery, crock, crockery, dairy, defense plant, distillery, dockyard, earthenware, enamelware, factory, factory belt, factory district, feeder plant, firebrick, flour mill, glass, industrial park, industrial zone, jug, main plant, manufactory, manufacturing plant, manufacturing quarter, mill, mint, munitions plant, oil refinery, packing house, plant, porcelain, pot, power plant, production line, push-button plant, refinery, refractory, sawmill, shipyard, stoneware, subassembly plant, sugar refinery, tannery, tile, tiling, urn, vase, winery, yard, yards
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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