clay used for making pottery
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Argil Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutClay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
argil
\ar"gil\ (&?;), n. [f. argile, l. argilla white clay, akin to gr. &?; or &?; argil, &?; white. see argent.] (min.) clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. see clay.
Noun
1. a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
(hypernym) clay
Argil Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.
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