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POTTER'S EARTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
Synonyms:
potter's clay; potter's earth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("potter's earth" is a kind of...):
clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potter's earth"):
slip (potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics)