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potsherd

 
Dictionary: pot·sherd   (pŏt'shûrd') pronunciation
also pot·shard (-shärd')
n.
A fragment of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological excavation.


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A fragment of a clay vessel. See also shard.

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[short for pottery shard] a pottery fragment
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a shard of pottery


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - potteskår

Nederlands (Dutch)
potscherf

Français (French)
n. - tesson de poterie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tonscherbe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύντριμμα, θραύσμα (αγγείου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
frammento di vaso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caco de louça (m)

Русский (Russian)
черепок

Español (Spanish)
n. - tiesto, casco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lerskärva (arkeol.), krukskärva

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
陶瓷碎片

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 陶瓷碎片

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 질그릇 조각

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 陶器の破片

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكسرة : كسرة من غناء خزفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שבר-חרס‬


 
 
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potshard
shard (in archaeology)
Scherb (family name)

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