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potsherd
[ pot-shurd ]
noun
- a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
potsherd
/ ˈpɒtˌʃɜːd; ˈpɒtˌʃɑːd /
noun
- a broken fragment of pottery
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potsherd1
C14: from pot 1+ schoord piece of broken crockery; see shard
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Example Sentences
In like manner, the painting on the potsherd given above, is made with white clay, and with black clay containing coal.
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This specimen was obtained from a small potsherd picked up near Washington, D.C.
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The potsherd of the earth may strive with the potsherd, but woe to the man that strives with his Maker.
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The piece of potsherd was covered with white enamel, described by Palissy as “singularly beautiful!”
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The material on one only of the three hundred pieces of potsherd had melted, and it was taken out to cool.
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