pryan
/ˈprʌɪən/(also prian) Mining. In later use chiefly English regional (Cornwall )
noun
Soft white gravelly clay.
Origin
Mid 17th century. Apparently from Cornish pry clay + a suffix of uncertain origin, perhaps -en, although this usually forms adjectives.
- grande monde
- grande passion
- grande sonnerie
- grande tenue
- grandeur
- grandeval
- grandevity
- grandezza
- grande école
- grande épreuve
- grandfather
- grandfather chair
- grandfather clause
- grandfather clock
- grandfatherhood
- grandfather-in-law
- grandfatherland
- grandfatherless
- grandfatherly
- grandfather paradox
- grandfather rights
- grandfather's beard
- grandfather's chair
- grandfathership
- grandfather's rights