| 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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