unclayedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈkleɪd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkleɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈkleɪd/ Not treated with or containing clay; (formerly, of sugar) spec. not refined using clay.
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1731 F. Jebb Thoughts Discontents People App. 15 A sample of Demerary Sugar unclayed.
1843 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 103/1 The unclayed acre yielded 34½ bushels of barley, the clayed acre 46 bushels.
1861 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 10 May 463/1 All [the sugar] that leaves Manila may be described as ‘ordinary brown unclayed’.
1921 Spice Mill Nov. 2124/2 Pto. Cabello [cocoa].—Clayed and unclayed from 13 to 19 cts. on spot and shipment.
2002 Appl. Clay Sci. 20 225 A single wetting and drying cycle could lower the water repellency of the unclayed control samples.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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