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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pottery</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>stoneware</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>raku</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>earthenware</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>art pottery</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>greenware</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>slipware</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>plain ware</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[pottery by kiln, location, or style]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>fritware</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>potteries</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>pottery making</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>potters</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>porcelain</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceramic ware</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ware</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Generally, all ware made of ceramic, which is any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. In specialized usage, it typically does not include porcelain, which is a type of ceramic ware made of a refractory white clay, or "kaolin," and a feldspathic rock, that react when fired so the clay serves to hold the shape of the object and the rock fuses into a natural glass. ]]></note></mads>