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The earth from which such bricks are made.
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A preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives etc.
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(UK, dialect, uncountable) Impure limestone.
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(uncountable) A precipitate of calcium oxalate and related organic compounds which forms in brewery vessels and other equipment for handling and serving beer.
v
(transitive) To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.
v
(pottery) To mix clay and water.
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(dated) The kind of marble used in the game of bonce about.
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A large marble, in children's games.
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A clay used in making bricks.
adj
Similar to brick in texture, colour, shape, etc.
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(archaeology, more generally) any crudely-made objects fashioned of burnt clay.
adj
Built with brownstone.
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A kind of clay used to whiten doorsteps, etc.
n
A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln)
v
(transitive) To add clay to, to spread clay onto.
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Alternative form of cloam [(obsolete) Clay.]
adj
Built of baked bricks.
n
Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
n
A very hard, narrow, yellowish brick made in Holland, used to pave stables etc.
n
lightweight aggregate made by heating clay
n
copper granulated by pouring it into cold water.
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(idiomatic) In someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could lead to downfall.
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a type of clay that is able to withstand intense heat; used to make firebricks, crucibles, and other ceramics
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Alternative spelling of fire clay [a type of clay that is able to withstand intense heat; used to make firebricks, crucibles, and other ceramics]
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A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
n
A kind of saponifying vulcanic clay used for hair and skin care.
n
Alternative form of Rock of Gibraltar [a monolithic limestone promontory in Gibraltar]
adj
(of a mineral or ore) containing or producing gold
v
Alternative spelling of gold plate [To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold.]
n
(countable) A former unit of gold purity, also known as carat grain, equal to ¹⁄₄ "carat" (karat).
adj
Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
n
A substrate for growing plants, made from recycled glass, that can be used for soilless purposes or as a soil conditioner.
n
A cement made in India from seashells pulverized and mixed with oil, and spread over a ship's bottom to prevent worms from boring into it.
n
A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Iron people.
n
(Ireland) Plasticine; modelling clay.
n
A clayey layer underlying some moors.
n
Alternative form of ostracon [A piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism.]
n
(geology, manufacturing) A kind of uniformly light-coloured clay composed of fine particles, used in the production of paper and wallpaper; kaolin.
adj
With a surface like that of pebbles.
n
A hard, red clay used by Native Americans for making tobacco pipes.
n
Alternative form of potsherd [(often archaeology) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.]
n
Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
n
A construction material made by compressing or packing earth (dirt).
n
A glass tank in which reptiles are held for display
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A kind of brick, originally made with sand
n
Alternative form of schlich [The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.]
n
A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
n
(UK, obsolete) stonechat
n
Alternative form of stone marten [Martes foina; beech marten.]
adj
(figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
n
Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.
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heat generated by the fermentation of tan bark waste; generally used in horticulture as a source of bottom heat for potted plants in greenhouses; the application of tan heat to greenhouse plants, mainly during the 18-19th century.
n
A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
adj
(of clay) Of a specific type used by potters or for the making of roof tiles.
n
(construction) A type of corrosion-resistant pipe made by heating clay until it vitrifies.
n
(mineralogy) A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone.
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