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Old English clǣġ, from Germanic *klaijā-, from *kli- ‘to stick, cleave’, from Indo-European *glei- which means to glue, paste, stick together.[1] Cognate with Dutch klei, German Klei; compare Ancient Greek γλία, Latin glūs ‘glue’.
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clay (usually uncountable; plural clays)
- A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- An earth material with ductile qualities.
- A tennis court surface.
- The French Open is played on clay.
- (Biblical) The material of the human body.
- 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Job 10:8-9:
- Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about...thou hast made me as the clay.
- 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8:
- But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.
- 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Job 10:8-9:
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- Notes:
- ^ Krueger 1982; Merriam-Webster 1974.
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)
- “clay” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
- Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.
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