POTTER'S CLAY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling

Synonyms:

potter's clay; potter's earth

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("potter's clay" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potter's clay"):

slip (potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics)

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