Argil — Ar gil, n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. ? or ? argil, ? white. See {Argent}.] (Min.) Clay, or potter s earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See {Clay}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clay — [n] workable earth material adobe, argil, argillaceous earth, bole, brick, china material, clunch, earth, kaolin, loam, loess, marl, mud, porcelain material, pottery, slip, terra cotta, till, wacke; concept 509 … New thesaurus
argil — /ˈadʒəl/ (say ahjuhl) noun clay, especially potter s clay. {variant of argil(l)e, from Latin argilla, from Greek: white clay} …
clay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earth, potter s clay, kaolin; mud, loam; flesh. See land, substance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loess, argil, loam, kaolin, earth, till, wacke, slip, bole, argillaceous earth, marl, potter s clay,… … English dictionary for students
clay — noun 1) the soil is mainly clay Syn: earth, soil, loam 2) potter s clay Syn: china clay, kaolin, adobe, ball clay, argil, pug; fireclay … Thesaurus of popular words
clay — n 1. argillite, clay stone; clayey earth, loam, adobe, terracotta, brick; potter s clay, Obs. argil, Ceramics. slip, kaolin, bole, fire clay; clayware, pottery, earthenware, stoneware, ceramics, porcelain, china. 2. earth, ground, soil, Archaic.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
argil — n. clay, especially used in pottery. ♦ argillaceous, argillous, a. containing clay; clay like. ♦ argilliferous, a. yielding or containing clay. ♦ argilloid, a. like clay … Dictionary of difficult words
argil — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin argilla, from Greek argillos; akin to Greek argos white Date: 14th century clay; especially potter s clay … New Collegiate Dictionary
argil — /ahr jil/, n. clay, esp. potter s clay. [1350 1400; ME argilla < L < Gk árgillos, equiv. to arg(ós) white + il(l)os n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
argil — n. 1. Potter s clay, white clay. 2. Alumina, argillaceous earth, oxide of aluminium … New dictionary of synonyms