Clayen

//ˈkleɪ̯.ən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of clay; made of clay. not-comparable

    "It is difficult to see why silveren should have been dropped, and brazen and golden retained. Better return to stonen and clayen and yarnen, than lose golden and its fellows."

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"It is difficult to see why silveren should have been dropped, and brazen and golden retained. Better return to stonen and clayen and yarnen, than lose golden and its fellows."

Etymology

From Middle English cleyen, equivalent to clay + -en. Cognate with Dutch kleien (“made of clay”).

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