Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun . In sugar-refining, a method of removing coloring matter from sugar by the use of clay.
- noun In stone-working, the operation of driving dry clay into a blast-hole which is too damp for the insertion of the blasting-powder.
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- verb Present participle of
clay .
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Examples
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In Venezuela an old Spanish custom still prevails of sprinkling a fine red earth over the beans in the process of drying; this plan has little to recommend it, unless it be for the purpose of long storage in warehouses in the tropics, when the "claying" may protect the bean from mildew and preserve the aroma.
The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa Brandon Head
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Louisiana do some ` dodges 'as cunning as that, -- such as claying his feet to make the hounds lose the scent, and, after running backwards and forwards upon a fallen log, leap into the tops of trees, and get off in that way.
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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I had to say I love the way you have matched the gorgeous chunky button to the wool – and how lovely to combine the two hobbies of knitting and claying, great idea.
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I suppose it is a good thing that it has worked out this way – cooler weather is better for claying, both in terms of oven usage, and clay workability.
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Polka Dot Cottage: Sewing, claying, and market-going
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Maybe, if I find myself twiddling my thumbs after getting the tree up, sewing a few more gifts, knitting a few more gifts, claying a few more gifts, doing all of my shopping, and planning the annual Day After Christmas Party, I will sit down and show you how I make a stocking ornament.
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Polka Dot Creations » Blog Archive » Sewing, claying, and market-going
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Write blog posts about mulberries, my lack of recent claying, and the scary music in my cd collection
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Polka Dot Cottage » Sewing, claying, and market-going » Print
Polka Dot Cottage » Sewing, claying, and market-going » Print 2008
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Write blog posts about mulberries, my lack of recent claying, and the scary music in my cd collection
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