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Definition of clay
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Clay
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1897–1978 American general
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Synonyms: Noun
character, colors, complexion, constitution, genius, nature, personality, self, tone
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The three bedroom, three-bath stucco home with a clay tile roof was built in 1923 for Mrs. Mary Wolf and her husband, Joseph. — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, "Cool Spaces: Cozy ‘castle’ is among eight stops on Heights Heritage Home & Garden Tour Sept. 15," 30 Aug. 2019 With help from the program coordinator, Erica Kirkland-Weeks, Sonya instructs participants in every possible media, from watercolor to clay. — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, "Alabama’s energetic ‘Artlady’ brings light and hope to Drug Court," 28 Aug. 2019 Stay tuned to hear updates on their wet clay room, which is expected to open in early 2020. — courant.com, "Community News For The Manchester Edition," 28 Aug. 2019 For years, scientists have generally acknowledged that water existed on Mars, including recent evidence of clay spotted by the Curiosity rover. — Fox News, "Ancient Mars was warm and rainy enough to support life, study says," 27 Aug. 2019 Sprint, modified, pure stock and hornet racing on 3/8 mile high banked, clay oval track. — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: Aug. 26-Sept. 2," 26 Aug. 2019 This has put a spotlight on beauty brands that source their star ingredients from the Amazon: Francisco Costa’s Costa Brazil, with its breu and kaya; Rahua Beauty, with its ungurahua nut oil; Tarte, with its Amazonian clay and maracuja oil. — Jessica L. Yarbrough, Vogue, "Beauty Brands Are Taking Action for the Amazon—Here’s How You Can Too," 26 Aug. 2019 The mummy’s accompanying funerary objects, including a small clay jar, pouches, maize, beans, grasses and coca, will be exhibited in the Bolivian city through November 2. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "500-Year-Old Inca Mummy Repatriated to Bolivia," 22 Aug. 2019 In Mufuma, a tiny community of red clay huts, day turned to night. — USA Today, "Were Wanda Tucker’s ancestors America’s first slaves? A difficult search for answers in far-away Angola," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clay.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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