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potter's wheel [′päd·ərz ′wēl] (engineering) A revolving horizontal disk that turns when a treadle is operated; used to shape clay by hand. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The water pots in Cana, each holding 30 gallons, will have been moulded on a potter's wheel. Funny moments also occur when their two families get together, as when Alex's relatively straight-laced single morn and Fortuna's dad, who likes to sit loinclothed at his potter's wheel, bond over Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album. Other fibers then wrapped around the rings to produce three-dimensional hollow structures resembling works in progress on a potter's wheel. |
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