释义 |
ˈunderclay [under-1 5 b.] A bed of clay beneath a stratum, now spec. under a seam of coal.
1661J. Childrey Brit. Baconica 58 The rains that fall, wash by degrees the uppermost mould down into the Valleys,..but leaves the underclay behind. 1840[see underclift]. 1845Lyell Trav. N. Amer. I. 84, I was curious to know whether the Stigmariæ would be found here in the under⁓clays. 1867Smythe Coal 25 The floor, thill, or seat..of the coal is an underclay, generally good for fire-brick. |