paper clay
English
noun
Definitions
- (geology) A kind of uniformly light-coloured clay composed of fine particles, used in the production of paper and wallpaper; kaolin.
- (ceramics) Clay mixed with shredded paper or other fibres, valued for its strength and light weight in the production of large ceramic works.
Etymology
Compound from English paper + English clay.
Origin
English
clay
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adpaper English
- artpaper English
- brickclay English
- clay English
- claybed English
- claycourt English
- clayen English
- clayey English
- clayfield English
- clayish English
- claykicker English
- clayless English
- claylike English
- claypan English
- claystone English
- clayware English
- curlpaper English
- e-paper English
- endpaper English
- ferropaper English
- flypaper English
- glasspaper English
- nanoclay English
- newspaper English
- nonclay English
- nonpaper English
- notepaper English
- oilpaper English
- organoclay English
- paper English
- paper cut English
- paperback English
- paperbacked English
- paperbag English
- paperbark English
- paperboard English
- paperbound English
- paperboy English
- paperbush English
- paperchase English
- papercraft English
- papercrete English
- papercutting English
- paperer English
- paperflower English
- papergirl English
- paperhanger English
- paperhanging English
- paperhood English
- paperish English
- paperknife English
- paperless English
- paperlike English
- papermaker English
- papermaking English
- paperman English
- papermouth English
- papern English
- paperphile English
- paperphilia English
- papershell English
- paperware English
- paperweight English
- paperwhite English
- paperwoman English
- paperwork English
- paperworks English
- papery English
- photopaper English
- pipeclay English
- repaper English
- sandpaper English
- spoil-paper English
- tarpaper English
- telepaper English
- underclay English
- unpaper English
- wallpaper English
- wastepaper English
- workpaper English
- papȳrus Latin
- paper Spanish, Castilian
- ペーパー Japanese
- cley Middle English
- paper Middle English
- pàipear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- iphepha Zulu
- peba Marshallese
- iphepha Xhosa
- pepa Tok Pisin
- pepa Hawaiian
- liphepha Swati
- pepa Maori
- clay
- paper
- clayey
- clayen
- papery
- papern
- repaper
- adpaper
- paperer
- e-paper
- nonclay
- unpaper
- clayish
- claypan
- claybed
- claylike
- nonpaper
- artpaper
- paperish
- flypaper
- oilpaper
- endpaper
- tarpaper
- clayless
- nanoclay
- paperman
- paperbag
- clayware
- pipeclay
- paperboy
- paper cut
- paperbush
- wallpaper
- notepaper
- curlpaper
- paperbark
- paperhood
- papergirl
- sandpaper
- paperwork
- brickclay
- paperless
- underclay
- claystone
- workpaper
- paperlike
- clayfield
- paperware
- newspaper
- telepaper
- paperback
- claycourt
- paperchase
- claykicker
- paperboard
- wastepaper
- paperwoman
- paperwhite
- photopaper
- papermaker
- paperphile
- papercraft
- paperworks
- papermouth
- papercrete
- papershell
- ferropaper
- glasspaper
- paperbound
- paperknife
- organoclay
- paperbacked
- papermaking
- paperweight
- paperphilia
- paperflower
- paperhanger
- spoil-paper
- paperhanging
- papercutting