| 单词 | throwing clay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthrowing clay throwing clay n. any clay body suitable for throwing using a potter's wheel, being highly plastic and strong. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [noun] > for making pottery eartha1350 potter's clay?a1425 potter's earth1440 pot earth?a1450 argil1530 pot clay1674 throwing clay1686 figuline1859 pottery clay1869 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 122 All which they call throwing clays, because they are of a closer texture, & will work on the wheel. 1963 E. Röttger Creative Clay Design 93 Natural clays and prepared throwing clays. 1972 K. Lynch What Time is this Place? i. 12 The village potteries of North Staffordshire had the geological advantage of a great variety of throwing clays located on a rich coalfield. 2014 Tablelands Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 15 Aug. 16 I use a fine throwing clay.., I don't like thick and heavy work like the old days. < as lemmas |
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