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1) the art of making and decorating pottery (ceramic)

2) (a kind of) art or craft needing skill with the hands, e.g. needlework, pottery (handicraft)

3) a container of glass, pottery etc used for cut flowers or as an ornament (vase)

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Meaning:
china

baked and glazed fine white clay

dishes, often valuable

clay

stiff, sticky earth that becomes hard when baked

workable earth material

container

a bottle, box, carton etc designed to hold something

holder for physical object

crockery

plates, cups, dishes etc

earthenware

dish

a container with a wide flat bottom, used to serve food

eating receptacle

earthenware

pots etc made of baked clay

crockery

kaolin

fine white clay used in making porcelain etc

workable earth material

porcelain

(articles, e.g. cups and plates, made of) a kind of fine china with a shiny coating (called glaze)

earthenware

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