Clay

[kleɪ] or [kle]

Definition

(noun.) United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852).

(noun.) United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978).

(noun.) a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.

Inputed by Glenda--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles.

(v. t.) To cover or manure with clay.

(v. t.) To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar.

Checked by Gardner

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Argillaceous earth (consisting principally of alumina and silica).

Typist: Waldo

Definition

n. a tenacious ductile earth: earth in general: the human body: short for clay-pipe a tobacco-pipe made of baked clay.—v.t. to purify with clay as sugar.—adjs. Clay′-brained (Shak.) stupid; Clay′-cold cold as clay lifeless.—n. Clay′-eat′er one addicted to chewing a fatty clay—in Brazil and elsewhere.—adjs. Clayed clay-like; Clay′ey made of clay: covered with clay.—n. Clay′-ground ground consisting mainly of clay.—adj. Clay′ish of the nature of clay.—ns. Clay′-marl a whitish chalky clay; Clay′-mill a mill for preparing clay; Clay′-slate an argillaceous rock splitting readily into thin sheets; Clay′stone one of the concretionary nodules in alluvial deposits.—Wet one's clay to drink.

Inputed by Joanna

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of clay, denotes isolation of interest and probable insolvency. To dig in a clay bank, foretells you will submit to extraordinary demands of enemies. If you dig in an ash bank and find clay, unfortunate surprises will combat progressive enterprises or new work. Your efforts are likely to be misdirected after this dream. Women will find this dream unfavorable in love, social and business states, and misrepresentations will overwhelm them.

Checker: Melanie

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