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ar⋅gil

[ahr-jil]
–noun
clay, esp. potter's clay.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME argilla < L < Gk árgillos, equiv. to arg(ós) white + -il(l)os n. suffix
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ar·gil   (är'jĭl)   
n.  Clay, especially a white clay used by potters.

[Middle English argilla, from Latin, from Greek argillos; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]
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