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Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling.
potter's earth
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potter's earth
"
potter's earth
Examples for "
potter's earth
"
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
.
1
As the
potter
's
clay
is in his hand, to fashion and order it:
2
Like someone had tried to fashion a camel from
potter
's
clay
and failed.
3
The golden image has been scratched, and the
potter
's
clay
beneath has been revealed.
4
It was as if
potter
's
clay
had conceived marble.
5
Transformed him into a bit of
potter
's
clay
.
6
Before washing them, take out grease, with a paste, made of
potter
's
clay
,
ox-gall, and water.
7
On what anvils and wheels is the vapor pointed, twisted, hammered, whirled, as the
potter
's
clay
?
8
The population is like
potter
's
clay
,
which can be made to assume any form that science may recommend.
9
That furnished by art dealers is best, but for common use
potter
's
clay
is all that is necessary.
10
The poor fellow did not realise that Madame had for years moulded him to her hands like
potter
's
clay
.
11
As well think of keeping a costly wine in
potter
's
clay
as love in the heart of a woman!
12
I've been nothing more than a bit of
potter
's
clay
,
and the master potter-Godhelp me!-ismy own father!
13
Grease can be taken from marble, by ox-gall and
potter
's
clay
wet with soapsuds, (a gill of each.)
14
In his own house, under his own eye, he proposed to mould the future servants of the state like
potter
's
clay
.
15
This Montezuma was formed, like the Adams of so many races, out of
potter
's
clay
in the hands of the Great Spirit.
16
He could not help wondering what link there had been between the porcelain vessel and so sooty a lump of
potter
's
clay
.
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