ceramics
NounUS[ser-am-iks]/sɚˈæmɪks/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the art of making and decorating potteryType of art, artistic creation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ce·ram′ics noun
Origin: See Ceramic.
1. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.
2. pl. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight, Edward Henry
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54