n
(obsolete) Common red clay.
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(alchemy) A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold.
adj
Obsolete form of earthen. [Made of earth or mud.]
n
A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.
n
Alternative form of ball clay [A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.]
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A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.
n
Alternative form of bone ash [The white, powdery ash left when bone is burnt; it is high in calcium phosphate and is used as a fertilizer and in making bone china.]
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Alternative form of calcimine [A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.]
n
(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.
adj
Alternative form of chalk-white [Chalky white.]
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning.
n
An earth material with ductile qualities.
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Obsolete spelling of clay [A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.]
adj
Of clay; made of clay.
v
To animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
adj
Made of clay (especially said of pottery).
adj
Alternative form of figulate [made of potter's clay]
adj
(of clay) Suitable for making pottery; fictile.
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(ceramics, of Chinese porcelain) Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides.
n
A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.
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A yellowish clay containing a large quantity of iron ore.
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(obsolete) asphalt, bitumen, pitch
adj
(pottery) Describing the condition of a clay or clay body when it has been partially dried to the point where all shrinkage has been completed.
n
(ceramics) Straw-clay, a mixture of straw with a dressing of dilute liquid clay or clay slip. This natural material, making use of an agricultural by-product with an abundant component of soil, has good insulating qualities but is not suitable for load-bearing structural elements.
n
(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
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mud or clay used therapeutically
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A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
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Modeling clay for children.
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A dough usually made mainly from salt, flour and water (sometimes with cornstarch), moldable into shapes while soft but which then hardens.
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A kind of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
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Alternative form of scagliola [Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.]
n
Clay that is hard rather than plastic but that lacks the conchoidal fracture pattern of flint.
n
Any of several glazed ceramic wares resembling porcelain but having little or no translucency.
adj
Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.
n
A pale variety of Portland stone from the upper stratum of its deposits
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