Fireclay

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of fire clay. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "On the descent the line is often in cuttings; some are high, such as at Scarcroft, where a cut through firestone and fireclay was necessary, and near Bardsey, where the line threads a deep tree-lined gorge."

  2. 2
    a heat-resistant clay wordnet

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clayfluxglazeslip

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"On the descent the line is often in cuttings; some are high, such as at Scarcroft, where a cut through firestone and fireclay was necessary, and near Bardsey, where the line threads a deep tree-lined gorge."

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