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How to pronounce potsherd in English?

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Type Words
Type of fragment, shard, sherd

Examples of potsherd

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In 1978 he spotted a bit of painted potsherd on a nearby hillock.
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One substantial fragment is preserved on a potsherd.
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The city was a settlement of substantial size between the 9th and 12th centuries, with houses featuring potsherd pavements.
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A supposed facsimile of this potsherd appeared in Haggard's first edition, and the ancient inscription it bore, once translated, led the English characters to She's ancient kingdom.
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  • A shard of pottery
  • In archaeology, a sherd is commonly a historic or prehistoric fragment of pottery, although the term is occasionally used to refer to fragments of stone and glass vessels as well.
  • A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site
  • (Potsherds) The definition of potsherds is broken pieces of ceramic or pottery artefacts including storage and cooking vessels, building material such as adobe brick and occasionally tools and furniture. They are common to nearly every digging site.
  • (Potsherds) which are pieces of broken pots. These are important because a pottery expert can look at potsherds and tell when they were made.
  • A fragment of broken pottery.