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clay
1[ kley ]
noun
- a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- earth; mud.
- earth, especially regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.
- the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh.
- human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.:
The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us.
verb (used with object)
- to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay.
- to filter through clay.
Clay
2[ kley ]
noun
- Bertha M. Charlotte Monica Braeme, 1836–84, English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels.
- Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat.
- Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali.
- Henry, 1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- Lucius (Du·Bi·gnon) [doo-bin-, yon], 1897–1978, U.S. general.
- a male given name.
Clay
1/ °ì±ô±ðɪ /
noun
- ClayCassius Cassius See Muhammad Ali
- ClayHenry17771852MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: orator Henry. 1777–1852, US statesman and orator; secretary of state (1825–29)
clay
2/ °ì±ô±ðɪ /
noun
- a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc figuline
- earth or mud in general
- poetic.the material of the human body
verb
- tr to cover or mix with clay
clay
/ °ì±ôÄå /
- A stiff, sticky sedimentary material that is soft and pliable when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. Clay particles are smaller than silt, having a diameter less than 0.0039 mm. Clay is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles.
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦±ô²¹²â±ð²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦±ô²¹²â·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¦±ô²¹²â±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clay1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with clay , also see feet of clay .Example Sentences
US Navy divers were brought in to hook cables onto the sunken vehicle, and had to manoeuvre "through thick layers of mud, clay, and sediment with zero visibility", the statement said.
The overlying rock, sometimes clay or sandstone, will then suddenly collapse into the depression beneath - this is called a collapse sinkhole.
There have been instances where unwanted baby girls have been buried alive and left to die in clay pots in the country.
California in the early 20th century was rich with clay and with cultural influence, said Amy Green of Silverlake Conservation, a firm that repairs and restores historic tile.
"I still feel I have a lot to prove on the clay," Draper added.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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