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ceramics

noun

  1. art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English ceramic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English ceramics From ceramic + -ics.

  1. The art or science of making ceramic objects.

    ““The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design.”

  2. Ceramic objects as a group.