Definition of clay

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of clay is as below...

Clay (n.) A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities..

Lern More About Clay

Inunctuosity :: Inunctuosity (n.) The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay..
Cobwall :: Cobwall (n.) A wall made of clay mixed with straw.
Claying :: Claying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cla.
Trap :: Trap (n.) A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at..
Earthen :: Earthen (a.) Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe..
Argilliferous :: Argilliferous (a.) Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.
Layer :: Layer (n.) That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion..
Retouch :: Retouch (n.) A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like..
Roll :: Roll (n.) To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball..
Model :: Model (n.) Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine..
Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Clayes :: Clayes (n. pl.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments..
Tasco :: Tasco (n.) A kind of clay for making melting pots.
Argillous :: Argillous (a.) Argillaceous; clayey.
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion..
Lithomarge :: Lithomarge (n.) A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile..
Porcelanite :: Porcelanite (n.) A semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; -- called also porcelain jasper..
Gault :: Gault (n.) A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England, between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period..
Cob :: Cob (n.) Clay mixed with straw.
Pipeclay :: Pipeclay (v. t.) To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us