Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An East Indian vegetable product, the chief constituents of which are wax, gum, and bitter extract.
- noun Worm-seed.
- noun In ceramics, same as
slip .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A soft
clay used formoulding ordecorating pottery
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Examples
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But trial trenches at its base have revealed an intriguing discovery that may lead to another interpretation: a 5. 9-inch-tall statuette made of fine clay in the barbotine technique that depicts a couple embracing -- a young male and a naked, older female (his head nestled in her breasts).
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