a firm, fine-grained earth, plastic when wet, composed chiefly of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals: it is produced by the chemical decomposition of rocks or the deposit of fine rock particles in water and is used in the manufacture of bricks, pottery, and other ceramics
soil composed of mineral particles of very small size
earth, esp. as a symbol of the material of the human body
the human body
Clay,
Henry 1777-1852; U.S. statesman & orator
See clay in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(klā)
noun
a. A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.
b. A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling.
Geology A sedimentary material with grains smaller than 0.002 millimeters in diameter.
Moist sticky earth; mud.
The human body as opposed to the spirit.
Related Forms:
clayˈey(klāˈē), clayˈish adjective
(klā), Cassius Marcellus 1810-1903.
American abolitionist and public official who was minister to Russia (1861-1862 and 1863-1869).
, Henry Known as “the Great Compromiser.” 1777-1852.
American politician who pushed the Missouri Compromise through the U.S. House of Representatives (1820) in an effort to reconcile free and slave states.
, Lucius DuBignon 1897-1978.
American army officer who commanded U.S. forces in Germany (1945-1949) and oversaw the Berlin airlift (1948).