clayenadj.
/ˈkleɪən/ Obsolete or archaic.
Of clay, as a material; clay-.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [adjective] > consisting of clay
clayey1024
clayena1382
argillosec1420
argillousc1420
clay?1523
clayish1570
argillaceous1731
tilly1799
pelolithic1884
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [adjective] > made of clay
clayena1382
clay?1523
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job iv. 19 These that dwellen cleyene housis.
c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 90 Þe heþun men had sex kyndis of similacris, cleyen, treen, brasun, stonun, silueren, and golden.
1866 F. A. Paley Transl. Propertius v. iii For clayen gods a wooden shrine to hew.
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