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clay
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2009
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clay
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n.
a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
∎ technical
sediment with particles smaller than silt, typically less than 0.00016 inch (0.004 mm).
∎
a hardened clay surface for a tennis court.
∎ poetic/lit.
the substance of the human body:
this lifeless clay.
PHRASES:
feet of claysee foot.DERIVATIVES:
clay·ey
/ ˈklā-ē/ adj.
clay·ish
adj.
clay·like
/ -ˌlīk/ adj.
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Stoneware: clay body formulas: Part 3: plasticity: clay body additives and the right mixing techniques can be used to accelerate the aging process and achieve an optimum level of plasticity.(ceramic materials)
Magazine article from: Ceramic Industry; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...extremely plastic group of clays that can enhance the working qualities of the clay body. They have small...surface areas touching other clays and raw materials in the clay mix, thereby increasing plasticity. Ball clays also increase the colloidal...
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Clay that kills: ground yields antibacterial agents.(This Week)
Magazine article from: Science News; 11/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...been using the special clay to treat Buruli ulcer...the clinical data on the clays effectiveness against...researchers to study the clay. The researchers found...color. But many other clays have similar properties...assess the effects of the clay on different microbes...
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Clay: Coroner job open to Allen
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 10/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...surprising, but County Commissioner Rudy Clay doesn't think Roosevelt Allen should make a run for Clay's 1st District seat in the 2006 primary...support from East Chicago Mayor George Pabey, Clay's chief rival within Democratic Party ranks...
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Clay handling facility could make area papermakers more competitive.
News Wire article from: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN); 2/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...bulk cargo in the near future: fine-grained clay used by papermakers. Adolph Ojard, executive...could benefit from the establishment of a kaoline clay-transfer station in Duluth. The clay is used as a paper pigment and filler. At present...
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Clay creations: it's only natural!
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...makes this mud, or natural clay, plentiful. Honduras has many...coastal lagoons that produce clays of different colors: red...build their houses with sundried clay bricks and tries, and artists...pottery to sell. Preparing the clay is very important. Once natural...
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Clay taps Salinas to fill board seat
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/23/2005; ; 619 words
; ...MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Clay(PHOTO ) Philpot(PHOTO) Lake County Democratic Chairman Rudy Clay is solidifying his position in his spat...control of the County Election Board. Clay said Wednesday he will appoint Al Salinas...
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Clay Center gets two bid pledges: Officials plan to pay off debt by 2006
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 1/14/2005; ; 642 words
; ...wvgazette.com Burdened by construction debt, Clay Center officials unveiled an ambitious...remaining $8 million by September 2006. The Clay Foundation and Maier Foundation have both...checks, though both foundations require Clay Center officials to raise millions in matching...
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Clay Foundation co-founder Hamilton 'Toni' Clay dies
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 2/17/2007; 550 words
; ...Clay, after the family sold Clay Communications, a small media...few television stations. The Clay Foundation has supported more...projects in West Virginia. The Clays, their foundation and the Clay extended family were the largest...
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CLAY NEXT MAYOR EDGES ALLEN IN RACE TO SUCCEED KING
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION ABOVE: Rudy Clay (center) is led by supporters to meet...Color) Flanked by his wife and son, Rudy Clay talks about his plans as mayor of the city...Rosemond announces to the crowd that Rudy Clay was elected during the caucus Tuesday at...
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Clay realizes dream
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/8/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Bernard Carter (left) swears in Rudy Clay as mayor of Gary in council chambers at...After four decades in local politics, Rudy Clay on Friday took the oath of office for the...takes a church to raise the village," Clay said. "Today, I come home as the child...
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Henry Clay
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Clay 1777-1852, American statesman, b. Hanover...father died when he was four years old, and Clay's formal schooling was limited to three...George Wythe , who directed his reading. Clay also read law under Robert Brooke, attorney...
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Clay, Henry
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CLAY, HENRY Fiery southern lawmaker, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state Henry Clay played a pivotal role in preserving the Union...and middle years of the nineteenth century. Clay rose from modest origins to become a well...
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clays
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...paper and plastics. Clays are also important...or soil science a clay particle is usually...Because of this, clay becomes progressively...Precambrian formations. Clays are also be formed...which gives the clay good plasticity and...composition to ball clays, but are generally...
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clay
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and other substances. The purest clays are the china clays and kaolins. "Ball clay" is a name for a group of plastic...when subjected to heat. Formation Clays are divided into two classes: residual clay, found in the place of origin...
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Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
Book article from: American Eras
Henry Clay (1777-1852) Source Senator and presidential candidate Early Years. Henry Clay was born in April 1777 in Henrico County, Virginia...took place in a local log school. Fortunately, Clay’s mother married a kind man who took...
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