Clay (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
  2. earth; mud.
  3. earth, especially regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.
  4. the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh.
  5. human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.: The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us.
verb (used with object)
  1. to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay.
  2. to filter through clay.
noun
  1. English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels.
  2. U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat.
  3. original name of Muhammad Ali.
  4. U.S. statesman and orator.
  5. U.S. general.
  6. a male given name.
noun
  1. a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc
  2. earth or mud in general
  3. the material of the human body
verb
  1. to cover or mix with clay
noun
  1. Cassius
  2. Henry. 1777–1852, US statesman and orator; secretary of state (1825–29)
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