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Audio Help [kley] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc. |
| 2. | earth; mud. |
| 3. | earth, esp. regarded as the material from which the human body was formed. |
| 4. | the human body, esp. as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh. |
| 5. | human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.: The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us. |
| 6. | to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay. |
| 7. | to filter through clay. |
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Clay
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Audio Help [kley] Pronunciation Key | a lusterless serge having a rough texture. |
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Audio Help [kley] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Bertha M. (Charlotte Monica Braeme), 1836–84, English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels. |
| 2. | Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat. |
| 3. | Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali. |
| 4. | Henry, 1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator. |
| 5. | Lucius (Du·Bi·gnon)
Audio Help [doo-bin-yon] Pronunciation Key, 1897–1978, U.S. general. |
| 6. | a male given name. |
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| clay
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n.
[Middle English clei, from Old English clæg.] clay'ey (klā'ē), clay'ish adj. |
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| Clay 1
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American abolitionist and public official who was minister to Russia (1861-1862 and 1863-1869). |
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| Clay 2
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See Muhammad Ali. |
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| Clay, Henry Known as "the Great Compromiser." 1777-1852.
American politician who pushed the Missouri Compromise through the U.S. House of Representatives (1820) in an effort to reconcile free and slave states. |
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| Clay, Lucius DuBignon 1897-1978.
American army officer who commanded U.S. forces in Germany (1945-1949) and oversaw the Berlin airlift (1948). |
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| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| clay | |
noun | |
| 1. | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired |
| 2. | water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud] |
| 3. | United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) |
| 4. | United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) |
| 5. | the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
clay
In addition to the idiom beginning with clay, also see feet of clay.
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
clay [klei] noun
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
| clay
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A stiff, sticky sedimentary material that is soft and pliable when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. Clay particles are smaller than silt, having a diameter less than 0.0039 mm. Clay is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles. |
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Clay Center, KS (city, FIPS 13625) Location: 39.37992 N, 97.12287 W
Population (1990): 4613 (2213 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67432
Clay Center, NE (city, FIPS 9375) Location: 40.52332 N, 98.05474 W
Population (1990): 825 (390 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68933
Clay City, IL (village, FIPS 14715) Location: 38.68550 N, 88.35119 W
Population (1990): 929 (469 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62824
Clay City, IN (town, FIPS 13276) Location: 39.27701 N, 87.11207 W
Population (1990): 929 (451 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47841
Clay County, MN (county, FIPS 27) Location: 46.89851 N, 96.49453 W
Population (1990): 50422 (18546 housing units)
Area: 2707.3 sq km (land), 19.4 sq km (water)
Clay County, MO (county, FIPS 47) Location: 39.31300 N, 94.42334 W
Population (1990): 153411 (63000 housing units)
Area: 1026.8 sq km (land), 32.9 sq km (water)
Clay County, MS (county, FIPS 25) Location: 33.65181 N, 88.77393 W
Population (1990): 21120 (7737 housing units)
Area: 1058.2 sq km (land), 19.4 sq km (water)
Clay County, NC (county, FIPS 43) Location: 35.05829 N, 83.75577 W
Population (1990): 7155 (4158 housing units)
Area: 556.1 sq km (land), 15.3 sq km (water)
Clay County, NE (county, FIPS 35) Location: 40.52372 N, 98.05062 W
Population (1990): 7123 (3173 housing units)
Area: 1484.2 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
Clay County, SD (county, FIPS 27) Location: 42.91710 N, 96.97374 W
Population (1990): 13186 (4892 housing units)
Area: 1066.1 sq km (land), 13.2 sq km (water)
Clay County, TN (county, FIPS 27) Location: 36.55442 N, 85.54328 W
Population (1990): 7238 (3340 housing units)
Area: 611.5 sq km (land), 59.9 sq km (water)
Clay County, TX (county, FIPS 77) Location: 33.78985 N, 98.20502 W
Population (1990): 10024 (4708 housing units)
Area: 2843.5 sq km (land), 47.5 sq km (water)
Clay County, WV (county, FIPS 15) Location: 38.46041 N, 81.07465 W
Population (1990): 9983 (4359 housing units)
Area: 886.9 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)
Clay County, KY (county, FIPS 51) Location: 37.15654 N, 83.70933 W
Population (1990): 21746 (7930 housing units)
Area: 1219.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Clay County, KS (county, FIPS 27) Location: 39.35105 N, 97.16437 W
Population (1990): 9158 (4138 housing units)
Area: 1667.6 sq km (land), 30.0 sq km (water)
Clay Center, OH (village, FIPS 15588) Location: 41.56881 N, 83.36100 W
Population (1990): 289 (111 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Clay City, KY (city, FIPS 15238) Location: 37.86312 N, 83.92836 W
Population (1990): 1258 (507 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Clay County, AL (county, FIPS 27) Location: 33.26872 N, 85.85986 W
Population (1990): 13252 (5608 housing units)
Area: 1567.3 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
Clay County, AR (county, FIPS 21) Location: 36.37636 N, 90.42147 W
Population (1990): 18107 (8362 housing units)
Area: 1655.9 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water)
Clay County, FL (county, FIPS 19) Location: 29.97676 N, 81.85794 W
Population (1990): 105986 (40249 housing units)
Area: 1557.0 sq km (land), 110.3 sq km (water)
Clay County, GA (county, FIPS 61) Location: 31.62109 N, 84.99295 W
Population (1990): 3364 (1586 housing units)
Area: 505.6 sq km (land), 56.4 sq km (water)
Clay County, IA (county, FIPS 41) Location: 43.08500 N, 95.15458 W
Population (1990): 17585 (7659 housing units)
Area: 1473.5 sq km (land), 9.4 sq km (water)
Clay County, IL (county, FIPS 25) Location: 38.75505 N, 88.48830 W
Population (1990): 14460 (6270 housing units)
Area: 1215.4 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Clay County, IN (county, FIPS 21) Location: 39.39562 N, 87.11485 W
Population (1990): 24705 (10606 housing units)
Area: 926.3 sq km (land), 7.2 sq km (water)
Pinson-Clay-Chalkville, AL (CDP, FIPS 60636) Location: 33.67670 N, 86.65864 W
Population (1990): 10987 (3807 housing units)
Area: 29.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Clay, KY (city, FIPS 15202) Location: 37.47688 N, 87.82042 W
Population (1990): 1173 (533 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 42404
Clay, NY Zip code(s): 13041
Clay, WV (town, FIPS 15676) Location: 38.46275 N, 81.08019 W
Population (1990): 592 (305 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 25043
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Clay
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Clay
Bole\, n. [Gr. ? a clod or lump of earth: cf. F. bol, and also L. bolus morsel. Cf. Bolus.]1. Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and adulterate various substances. It was formerly used in medicine. It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. See Clay, and Terra alba. 2. A bolus; a dose. --Coleridge. Armenian bole. See under Armenian. Bole Armoniac, or Armoniak, Armenian bole. [Obs.] --Chaucer.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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