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| archaeology |
the systematic and scientific study of past human life and culture using information gained from the analysis of their artifacts, such as pottery, tools, buildings, and the like. |
| Belleek |
a thin, glossy Irish pottery that resembles porcelain. |
| clay |
earth that consists mainly of hydrated silicates of aluminum, and is used for making bricks, pottery, and tiles. [1/3 definitions] |
| craze |
to produce fine cracks in the surface or finish of, as the glaze on pottery. [1/6 definitions] |
| crazed |
(of pottery or porcelain) having fine cracks in the glaze, sometimes intentionally created for decorative effect. [1/2 definitions] |
| delft |
any similar pottery. [1/2 definitions] |
| earthenware |
pottery, dishes, or ornaments made of baked clay. |
| enamel |
a glossy, usu. opaque coating fused by heat to metal, glass, pottery, or other surfaces for protection or decoration, or objects so coated. [1/5 definitions] |
| faience |
pottery decorated with highly colored, opaque glazes. [1/2 definitions] |
| festoon |
a representation of such a chain, as in sculpture or pottery. [1/4 definitions] |
| glaze |
to apply a smooth, usu. bonded coating to (pottery) with heat. [1/9 definitions] |
| graniteware |
pottery with a gray speckled glaze that resembles granite. [2/3 definitions] |
| ironstone |
a durable pottery used for dishes; ironstone china. [1/2 definitions] |
| jar1 |
a wide-mouthed cylindrical container, usu. made of glass or pottery, and often having a lid. [1/2 definitions] |
| kiln |
a furnace or oven for burning lime, hardening pottery or brick, drying lumber, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| kiln-dry |
to dry (pottery or the like) in a kiln. |
| lead2 |
to glaze (pottery) with a substance containing lead. [1/10 definitions] |
| majolica |
a kind of Italian pottery that is enameled and glazed with tin oxide, usu. highly colored and decorated. |
| muffle |
a part of a furnace or kiln used to bake or fire something such as pottery without direct contact with the fire. [1/5 definitions] |
| mug |
a tall, cylindrical, often heavy drinking cup of pottery, glass, or metal, usu. with a handle. [1/4 definitions] |
| potsherd |
a fragment of broken pottery, esp. one with archaeological significance. |
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