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Meanings of potter's earth in English

Catalan
argila de terrissaire
Spanish
barro

Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling.

        argila de terrissaire
        Synonyms
        Examples for "potter's clay"
        Examples for "potter's clay"
        1
        As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it:
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
        2
        Like someone had tried to fashion a camel from potter's clay and failed.
        Goodbye dolly
        3
        The golden image has been scratched, and the potter's clay beneath has been revealed.
        Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Afric...
        4
        It was as if potter's clay had conceived marble.
        The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields
        5
        Transformed him into a bit of potter's clay.
        Joshua — Volume 2
        Usage of potter's earth in English
        1
        She and they were both clay, to be sure, but she was of the finest porcelain clay and they of the coarsest potter's earth.
        Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
        Translations for potter's earth
        Spanish
        barro