Clay



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• n. 黏土
• ［英］ n. 黏土 ( stiff sticky earth, used of making pottery)
• ［类］ clay : porcelain / flax : linen ( 瓷器的原料是黏土 / 亚麻布的原料是亚麻)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Usage: often attributive
• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cl?g; akin to Old High German klīwa bran, Latin gluten glue, Middle Greek glia
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery; specifically soil composed chiefly of this material having particles less than a specified size
  • b. earth, mud
• 2.
  • a. a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modeling
  • b. the human body as distinguished from the spirit
  • c. fundamental nature or character <the common clay
• 3. clay court
• ? clayey adjective
• ? clayish adjective
• ? claylike adjective

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