clay

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English clǣġ, from Germanic *klaijā-, from *kli- ‘to stick, cleave’, from Indo-European *glei- which means to glue, paste, stick together.^[1] Cognate with Dutch klei, German Klei; compare Ancient Greek γλία, Latin glūs ‘glue’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: klā, IPA: /kleɪ/, SAMPA: /kleI/
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  Rhymes: -eɪ

[edit] Noun

clay (usually uncountable; plural clays)

1. A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
2. An earth material with ductile qualities.
3. A tennis court surface.

   The French Open is played on clay.

4. (idiomatic) (Biblical) The material of the human body.
   • 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Job 10:8-9:

     Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about...thou hast made me as the clay.

   • 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8:

     But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.

[edit] Hyponyms

• kaolin, kaoline
• ball clay
• fire clay
• potter's clay

[edit] Derived terms

• ball clay
• clayey
• claymation
• fire clay
• potter’s clay

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• alluvium

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Krueger 1982; Merriam-Webster 1974.

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)
• “clay” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
• Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acly
• acyl
• lacy, Lacy