clay
clay definition
clay (klā)
noun
- 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
Etymology: ME clei < OE clæg < IE base *glei-, to stick together > clammy, Ger klei, mud, L glus, glue
Clay definition
Clay (klā)
Clay,
Henry 1777-1852; U.S. statesman & orator
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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