[kley] 
| 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. |
[kley] | a lusterless serge having a rough texture. |
[kley] | 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) [doo-bin-yon] , 1897–1978, U.S. general. |
| 6. | a male given name. |
| clay (klā) n.
[Middle English clei, from Old English clæg.] clay'ey (klā'ē), clay'ish adj. |
| Clay 1 (klā) American abolitionist and public official who was minister to Russia (1861-1862 and 1863-1869). |
| Clay 2 (klā) See Muhammad Ali. |
| 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. |
| 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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| clay (klā) Pronunciation Key
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. |
Clay
This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isa. 57:20; Jer. 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14; Jer. 18:1-6; Rom. 9:21). Clay was used for sealing (Job 38:14; Jer. 32:14). Our Lord's tomb may have been thus sealed (Matt. 27:66). The practice of sealing doors with clay is still common in the East. Clay was also in primitive times used for mortar (Gen. 11:3). The "clay ground" in which the large vessels of the temple were cast (1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17) was a compact loam fitted for the purpose. The expression literally rendered is, "in the thickness of the ground,", meaning, "in stiff ground" or in clay.