Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Usage examples of "flower-pot".
As many persons were at the prison windows to see the prisoners come out, someone accidentally threw down a large flower-pot full of earth, which fell into the street and narrowly missed one of the Confraternity who was amongst the torch-bearers just before the crucifix.
Magic Isle, landing as close to the golden flower-pot as he could.
With these magnificent portraits unworthily confined in a band-box during his seclusion among the market-gardens, he decorates his apartment, and as the Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty wears every variety of fancy dress, plays every variety of musical instrument, fondles every variety of dog, ogles every variety of prospect, and is backed up by every variety of flower-pot and balustrade, the result is very imposing.
As he was walking past the railway station, he noticed a woman in tweeds and flower-pot hat among a small crowd emerging from its portico.