potsherd
111potshard — or potsherd A fragment of broken pottery discarded by an earlier civilization, likely to have settled into firmly stratified mounds over time and provide archaeological chronologies. Because potshards are more commonly known simply as… …
112shard — A potsherd, a piece or fragment of broken pottery …
113sherd — See shard. Also see potsherd …
114ostracize — or ostracise ɒstrəsʌɪz verb 1》 exclude from a society or group. 2》 (in ancient Greece) banish (a citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote. Derivatives ostracism noun Origin C17: from Gk ostrakizein, from ostrakon shell or… …
115shard — noun a sharp piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, etc. Origin OE sceard gap, notch, potsherd , of Gmc origin; related to shear …
116sherd — [ʃə:d] noun another term for potsherd …
117shard — n. Fragment, potsherd …
118crock — I [[t]krɒk[/t]] n. 1) cer an earthenware pot, jar, or other container 2) cer a fragment of earthenware; potsherd • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME crokke, OE croc(c), crocca pot, c. ON krukka jug II crock [[t]krɒk[/t]] n. 1) one that is old or decrepit… …
119ostracize — os•tra•cize [[t]ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz[/t]] v. t. cized, ciz•ing 1) to exclude, by general consent, from society, privileges, etc 2) to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate 3) anh (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen)… …
120ostracon — os•tra•con or os•tra•kon [[t]ˈɒs trəˌkɒn[/t]] n. pl. ca or ka [[t] kə[/t]] anh ara (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, esp. one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gk… …
