different between pottery vs barbotine

English

Etymology

From Old French poterie [13c.], from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?t??i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?t??i/

Noun

pottery (usually uncountable, plural potteries)

1. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.

   The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
2. (countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.

   I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.

3. The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.

   Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.

Synonyms

• ceramic
• ceramics
• earthenware

Hyponyms

• porcelain, china

Related terms

Translations

See also

• stoneware
• terracotta

Further reading

pottery on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French barbotine.

Noun

barbotine (countable and uncountable, plural barbotines)

1. A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery
   • 1991, Maryse Bottero, Barbotines de la Cote d’Azur, Glossary

     Mélange d'argille, de marnes et de sable delayé dans de l'eau, tourné, moulé, ou coulé. Clay mixture of marl and sand thinned in water, turned, moulded, or cast.

     Pâte liquéfiée utilisée pour le coulage en moule ou le collage des pièces entre elles. Thin paste used for casting in moulds or gluing pieces together.

See also

• barbola

Anagrams

• Trebbiano, barbitone, one-rabbit, trebbiano

French

Pronunciation

Noun

barbotine f (plural barbotines)

1. a slushie

Synonyms

• sloche (Quebec) (trademark dilution)

Hyponyms

• Sloche (trademark)

Further reading

• “barbotine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).