the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.
n. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The fictile arts collectively; the art or industry of making jars, vases, etc., from clay which is molded and baked; also, collectively, the things so made. See ceramic.
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n. the art of making and decorating pottery
Word Usage
"The moderated neutrons then impinge upon the glazing to be found on certain ceramics from the 1940s."