Look up: throwing

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   Throwing
   A ball of clay is centred on the wheel and the thumb is then pressed down in the centre to open the clay and form the base of the vessel. The fingers of both hands pull the excess clay up to form the walls.
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   Throwing
   A delicate balance which defies gravity and centrifugal force as clay is coaxed up by hand from the spinning turntable. A process ideally suited to forming Cups, Vases and Jugs.
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   throwing
   In ceramics, the operation of shaping clay on a potter's wheel, a revolving head (disc) onto which a lump of wet clay is `thrown` and then shaped manually. The potter's wheel was invented by the...
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   throwing
   2 or 3 of these multi-filament strands are twisted together to form heavier threads; this process is called -- from the Angle-Saxon word 'thrawan' meaning to whirl or spin. Category: Various industries and crafts • the process of making a circular clay object of a rotating wheel. Centrifugal force and the pressure of the potter`s hands control the form into which the plastic clay is sq...
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   Throwing
   Throw'ing adjective & noun from Throw , v. Throwing engine , Throwing mill , Throwing table , or Throwing wheel (Pottery) , a machine on which earthenware is first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/51
   
   
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   Throwing
   `Throwing` may refer to: *Throw (grappling), a martial arts and grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent *Throwing (cricket), bowling a delivery in cricket with an elbow flexion degree higher than that set by the ICC *Knife throwing, the art of throwing a knife at a target `Throwing` may also be: *Another name for English knitting, a style of knitting *The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel *A comp...
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   Throwing
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Throw • a. & n. from Throw, v.
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   throwing
   (from the article `textile`) ...from the cocoon directly onto a holder. When several filament strands, either raw silk or man-made, are combined and twisted together, producing ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/46