[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clay \clay\ kl=a, n. as. cl=aeg; akin to lg. klei, d.
   klei, and perh. to as. cl=am clay, l. glus, gluten glue,
   gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, e. glue. cf. clog.
   1. a soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the
      hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. it is
      the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part,
      of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. lime,
      magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often
      present as impurities.
      1913 webster

   2. poetry  script. earth in general, as representing the
      elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human
      body as formed from such particles.
      1913 webster

            i also am formed out of the clay.     --job xxxiii.
                                                  6.
      1913 webster

            the earth is covered thick with other clay,
            which her own clay shall cover.       --byron.
      1913 webster

   bowlder clay. see under bowlder.

   brick clay, the common clay, containing some iron, and
      therefore turning red when burned.

   clay cold, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.

   clay ironstone, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or
      carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.

   clay marl, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay.

   clay mill, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug
      mill.

   clay pit, a pit where clay is dug.

   clay slate min., argillaceous schist; argillite.

   fatty clays, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical
      compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as halloysite,
      bole, etc.

   fire clay, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime,
      iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for
      fire brick.

   porcelain clay, a very pure variety, formed directly from
      the decomposition of feldspar, and often called kaolin.
      

   potter's clay, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.
      1913 webster
see also:
clog bowlder clay bowlder brick clay clay cold clay ironstone 
clay marl clay mill clay pit clay slate fatty clays 
halloysite bole fire clay porcelain clay kaolin 
potter's clay 

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