clay stone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of clay stone
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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A chicken is a chicken, but sponge, icing, chocolate and food colouring are the kitchen creator's media, just as clay, stone and paint are for the sculptor or painter.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2012
They made vessels of clay, stone and copper, wove cloth and mats from palm leaves and fashioned other copper objects, including axes, nails and pins.
From Time Magazine Archive
The surrounding country abounds in coal, iron ore, oil, clay, stone and timber, for which the city is a distributing centre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
As a result the various regions took on distinctive cultures based on their respective functions, and there appeared villages which were groups of people specializing in the manufacture of clay, stone, or metal implements.
From Down with the Cities by Nakashima, Tadashi
The country over which we travelled this day was like all the rest we had seen in King William Land—broken and jagged clay stone, with intervening marshes.
From Schwatka's Search by Gilder, William H. (William Henry)
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