clay synonyms

clay

n.

loess, argil, loam, kaolin, earth, till, wacke, slip, bole, argillaceous earth, marl, potter's clay, clayware, green pottery, terra cotta, green brick, china clay, porcelain clay, adobe, Play-Doh (trademark); see also mud, pottery.

having feet of clay

flawed, ignoble, overestimated, weak; see faulty, inadequate 1.

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