Potter's+clay

  • 121ceramic — /səˈræmɪk / (say suh ramik) adjective 1. relating to products made from clay and similar materials, such as pottery, brick, etc., or to their manufacture: ceramic art. –noun 2. such a product. Also, Rare, keramic. {Greek keramikos of or for… …

  • 122ceramic — [sə ram′ik] adj. [Gr keramikos < keramos, potter s clay, pottery] 1. of or relating to pottery, earthenware, tile, porcelain, etc. 2. of ceramics n. 1. [pl., with sing. v.] the art or work of making objects of baked clay, as pottery,… …

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  • 123ce|ram|ic — «suh RAM ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with pottery, earthenware, or porcelain, or with making them. Ceramic articles are usually made of fired clay. –n. an article made of pottery, earthenware, or porcelain. Also, keramic.… …

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  • 124pe|lite — «PEE lyt», noun. a rock composed especially of particles of mud or clay. ╂[< Greek pēlós potter s clay, earth + English ite1] …

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  • 125Argoile — Ar goile, n. Potter s clay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 126long slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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  • 127Rabat — Rab at (r[a^]b [a^]t), n. [See {Rabot}.] A polishing material made of potter s clay that has failed in baking. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 128short slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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