† potternadj.

Forms: 1600s potterne, 1600s–1700s pottern.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potter n.¹, -en suffix⁴.

Etymology: Apparently irregularly < potter n.¹ + -en suffix⁴, after e.g. leathern adj. Compare later potter's lead n., potter's ore n., potter's lead ore n. at potter n.¹ Compounds 2a.

Obsolete. rare.

Of or relating to a potter or pottery; spec. designating the lead ore (galena) used for glazing pottery.

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1612 in Victoria Hist. County of Somerset (1911) II. ii. 372/1 It was also ordered [in the lead-miners' code of 1612] that no man should sell or receive any ‘dagon’ or piece of lead or ‘potterne ore’ unweighed.

1661 R. Boyle Ess. Unsuccessf. Exper. i, in Wks. (1772) I. 323 An ore, which for its aptness to vitrify, and serve the potters to glaze their earthen vessels, the miners call pottern-ore.

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 188 A Spar..that is shattery, and breaks in Squares, exactly like the finest Pottern-Lead-Ore.

1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Pottern-ore Which serves the potters to glaze their earthen vessels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pottern
释义	† potternadj. Forms: 1600s potterne, 1600s–1700s pottern. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potter n.¹, -en suffix⁴. Etymology: Apparently irregularly < potter n.¹ + -en suffix⁴, after e.g. leathern adj. Compare later potter's lead n., potter's ore n., potter's lead ore n. at potter n.¹ Compounds 2a. Obsolete. rare. Of or relating to a potter or pottery; spec. designating the lead ore (galena) used for glazing pottery. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [adjective] > lead ore pottern1612 galenic1828 galenical1828 galenoid1884 1612 in Victoria Hist. County of Somerset (1911) II. ii. 372/1 It was also ordered [in the lead-miners' code of 1612] that no man should sell or receive any ‘dagon’ or piece of lead or ‘potterne ore’ unweighed. 1661 R. Boyle Ess. Unsuccessf. Exper. i, in Wks. (1772) I. 323 An ore, which for its aptness to vitrify, and serve the potters to glaze their earthen vessels, the miners call pottern-ore. a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 188 A Spar..that is shattery, and breaks in Squares, exactly like the finest Pottern-Lead-Ore. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Pottern-ore Which serves the potters to glaze their earthen vessels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1612
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