handbuilding

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noun

The process of using the hands to shape clay.

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Meanings

nounhandbuilding (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepotteryThe process of using the hands to shape clay.

Origin

hand + building

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APA

handbuilding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handbuilding

MLA

“handbuilding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handbuilding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handbuilding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handbuilding.

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