Definition of clay

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Clay (v. t.) To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar..

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Pipestone :: Pipestone (n.) A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite..
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..
Clay :: Clay (n.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles..
Embed :: Embed (v. t.) To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand..
Petworth Marble :: Petworth marble () A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also Sussex marble..
Tile :: Tile (n.) A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works..
Pholas :: Pholas (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pholas, or family Pholadidae. They bore holes for themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks..
Selvedge :: Selvedge (n.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4..
Earthenware :: Earthenware (n.) Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain..
Underlie :: Underlie (v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel..
Marl :: Marl (n.) A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand..
Lignitic :: Lignitic (a.) Containing lignite; resembling, or of the nature of, lignite; as, lignitic clay..
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..
Earthen :: Earthen (a.) Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe..
Glaymore :: Glaymore (n.) A claymore.
Steen :: Steen (n.) A vessel of clay or stone.
Retouch :: Retouch (n.) A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like..
Phyllite :: Phyllite (n.) Clay slate; argillaceous schist.
Argil :: Argil (n.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay..
Blond Metal :: Blond metal () A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools..
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