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Definition of Claylike
1. resembling clay [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Claylike
Literary usage of Claylike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (1913)
"Often the lower subsoil, though silty, has a close, rather compact claylike
structure, and a layer of heavy, reddish-brown clay, containing angular, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"... in the city of Des Moines, recently, there was disclosed immediately under
the Wisconsin till sheet, a white, claylike bed about a foot in thickness. ..."
3. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1920)
"The ash is claylike in character and in local areas of the field is high. The coal
is non-coking and in every respect similar to the Massillon. ..."
4. The Journal of Geography by National Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.) (1902)
"The entry of aluminum into the field of useful metals came with the discovery
that it could be extracted from the mineral bauxite, a claylike substance. ..."
5. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1886)
"It effervesced somewhat with acids, and when moistened it had a claylike appearance.
On drying, it gave off a slight offensive odor of animal matter. ..."
6. Minerals, and how to Study Them: A Book for Beginners in Mineralogy by Edward Salisbury Dana (1901)
"... especially if rubbed sharply; this is usually due to the presence of some
sulphur compound. Moistened clay and some claylike minerals when breathe* lied ..."
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