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pinch pot

pinch pot noun: a ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape.

pinch pot: a ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape
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Noun

pinch pot (plural pinch pots)

  1. A ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape.
    • Learning to make a pinch pot is a great way to gain some experience with manipulating soft clay.2000, Kathy Triplett, Handbuilt Ceramics, →ISBN, page 105
    • First, I made a puki, a tool used by Native Americans to form a pinch pot. Typically, a puki is a shallow, fired bowl used to keep the bottom of the pinch pot round while holding the entire pot in shape.2007, Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, The Figure in Clay, →ISBN, page 80

Forms of pinch pot

pluralpinch pots

Questions about pinch pot

What does pinch pot mean?
Pinch pot means a ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape.
What part of speech is pinch pot?
Pinch pot is a noun.
What is the plural of pinch pot?
The plural of pinch pot is pinch pots.

Words near pinch pot in the dictionary

  1. pinch out
  2. pinch outs
  3. pinch pennies
  4. pinch point
  5. pinch points
  6. pinch pot
  7. pinch pots
  8. pinch roller
  9. pinch runner
  10. pinch runners
  11. pinch-bellies

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