clayeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkleɪi/, U.S.

/ˈkleɪi/

Forms: Old English clǽig, Middle English cleȝy, cleyye, cleyi, 1500s claieie, 1500s–1700s clayie, 1600s claiy, cleyie, 1600s–1700s claiey, 1500s– clayey.

Etymology: < clay n. + -y suffix¹: the e is merely to separate two ys.

a. Characterized by the presence of clay; full of or abounding in clay; composed of, or of the nature of clay; argillaceous.

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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

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > clayey

clayey1024

clunga1398

clayish1570

cledgy1577

clungy1670

tilly1799

aluminous1841

1024 Cod. Dipl. IV. 31 Of halgan wylle west be dic on ða clæian lane.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 3 Kings vii. 46 In þe cleyye erþe [a1425 L.V. in cleyi lond] betwen Socoth & Sarcham.

1597 Pilgrimage Parnassus i. 122 To draw his slowe feete ore the clayie lande.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 236 Earthy, Claiy, Sandy, Gravelly, Stony Strata.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 755 The soil having..become more stiff and clayey.

1865 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. xi. 145 In North Greenland powerful springs of clayey water escape..from under the ice.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 35 The Seven Springs are thrown out from clayey beds which belong to the..Lias.

b. figurative. Of ‘mortal clay’: applied to the body (usually as the habitation of the soul).

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the world > life > the body > [adjective] > of the nature of

body-likec1480

corporal?1520

clayeya1586

corporeal1610

corporeousa1834

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C4^v Degenerate soules made worse by theyr clayey lodgings.

1640 T. Carew Poems 91 The purest Soule that e're was sent Into a clayie tenement.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ix. 191 Amid these tombs Cold as their clayey tenants.

1842 E. B. Browning Greek Christian Poets & Eng. Poets (1863) 38 To low estate of clayey creature.

2. Coated, smeared, or soiled with clay.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > by other specific substances

clayeya1382

mealy1567

snuffy1765

iron-moulded1787

feathery1813

waxy1861

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxii. 1 In a cleȝy ston.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. i. 44 Wheat-fields,..cannot come to grow untilled; no man made clayey, or made weary thereby.

3. Resembling clay; clay-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [adjective]

clay-likea1617

clayey1684

clayed1855

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 211 They having a Clayey conscience, that would comply and fit it self to any occasion.

1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride ii. i. 17 Grim Death, will..press me close To his cold clayie Breast.

1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling (1803) xxvi. 36 Her lip assumed a clayey whiteness.

1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 89 Ibbetson took to copying Berghem, in a clear, firm, rather hard manner, with clayey tones.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	clayey
释义	clayeyadj. Brit. /ˈkleɪi/, U.S. /ˈkleɪi/ Forms: Old English clǽig, Middle English cleȝy, cleyye, cleyi, 1500s claieie, 1500s–1700s clayie, 1600s claiy, cleyie, 1600s–1700s claiey, 1500s– clayey. Etymology: < clay n. + -y suffix¹: the e is merely to separate two ys. 1. a. Characterized by the presence of clay; full of or abounding in clay; composed of, or of the nature of clay; argillaceous. ΘΚΠ 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 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > clayey clayey1024 clunga1398 clayish1570 cledgy1577 clungy1670 tilly1799 aluminous1841 1024 Cod. Dipl. IV. 31 Of halgan wylle west be dic on ða clæian lane. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 3 Kings vii. 46 In þe cleyye erþe [a1425 L.V. in cleyi lond] betwen Socoth & Sarcham. 1597 Pilgrimage Parnassus i. 122 To draw his slowe feete ore the clayie lande. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 236 Earthy, Claiy, Sandy, Gravelly, Stony Strata. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 755 The soil having..become more stiff and clayey. 1865 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. xi. 145 In North Greenland powerful springs of clayey water escape..from under the ice. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 35 The Seven Springs are thrown out from clayey beds which belong to the..Lias. b. figurative. Of ‘mortal clay’: applied to the body (usually as the habitation of the soul). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > [adjective] > of the nature of body-likec1480 corporal?1520 clayeya1586 corporeal1610 corporeousa1834 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C4^v Degenerate soules made worse by theyr clayey lodgings. 1640 T. Carew Poems 91 The purest Soule that e're was sent Into a clayie tenement. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ix. 191 Amid these tombs Cold as their clayey tenants. 1842 E. B. Browning Greek Christian Poets & Eng. Poets (1863) 38 To low estate of clayey creature. 2. Coated, smeared, or soiled with clay. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > by other specific substances clayeya1382 mealy1567 snuffy1765 iron-moulded1787 feathery1813 waxy1861 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxii. 1 In a cleȝy ston. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. i. 44 Wheat-fields,..cannot come to grow untilled; no man made clayey, or made weary thereby. 3. Resembling clay; clay-like. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [adjective] clay-likea1617 clayey1684 clayed1855 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 211 They having a Clayey conscience, that would comply and fit it self to any occasion. 1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride ii. i. 17 Grim Death, will..press me close To his cold clayie Breast. 1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling (1803) xxvi. 36 Her lip assumed a clayey whiteness. 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 89 Ibbetson took to copying Berghem, in a clear, firm, rather hard manner, with clayey tones. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1024
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