Pottering about the Mile End cottages. --Mrs.
Humphry Ward.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pottered — pot·ter || pÉ‘tÉ™(r) / pÉ’ n. one who makes ceramic objects from clay, one who makes pottery v. loiter, move about slowly or aimlessly, putter … English contemporary dictionary
potter — I UK [ˈpɒtə(r)] / US [ˈpɑtər] noun [countable] Word forms potter : singular potter plural potters someone who makes dishes or other objects out of clay II UK [ˈpɒtə(r)] / US [ˈpɑtər] verb [intransitive] Word forms potter : present tense… … English dictionary
Potter — Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little purpose,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pottering — Potter Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
History of Nagorno-Karabakh — Ancient history The region of Nagorno Karabakh (ancient name, Artsakh, Արծախ) falls within the lands occupied by peoples known to modern archaeologists as the Kura Araxes culture, who lived between the two rivers bearing those names. Little is… … Wikipedia
potter — {{11}}potter (n.) late O.E. pottere, O.Fr. potier, from root of POT (Cf. pot) (1). Potter s field (1520s) is Biblical, a ground where clay suitable for pottery was dug, later purchased by high priests of Jerusalem as a burying ground for… … Etymology dictionary
potter — [[t]pɒ̱tə(r)[/t]] potters, pottering, pottered N COUNT A potter is someone who makes pottery. Phrasal Verbs: potter around potter about … English dictionary
round — I [[t]ra͟ʊnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦♦ (Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as around . Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get round and hand… … English dictionary
potter — meaning ‘to occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasurable way’, is normally used with about or around. Its inflected forms are pottered, pottering. In AmE the usual spelling is putter … Modern English usage
potter — 1. v. (US putter) 1 intr. a (often foll. by about, around) work or occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner (likes pottering about in the garden). b (often foll. by at, in) dabble in a subject or occupation. 2 intr. go slowly, dawdle,… … Useful english dictionary
