I.potter's earth, potter's clay, Plat.
II.anything made of this earth, as,
1.an earthen vessel, wine-jar, Il., Hdt.: also in collective sense, pottery, Ar.; κ. ἐσάγεται πλήρης οἴνου jars full of wine, Hdt.
2.a tile, and in collective sense, the tiles, tiling, Ar., Thuc.
III.a jar, used to confine a person in, Il.