an earthy material, that is soft when moist but hard when fired, is composed mainly of fine particles of aluminium silicates, and is used for making brick, tile, and pottery, or soil composed chiefly of this
thick and clinging earth or mud
a substance that resembles clay and is used for modelling
the human body as distinguished from the spirit
clayey /ʹklayi/ adj
clayish adj
[Old English clǣg]