clay stone

American  

Or claystone

noun

Geology.

1. argillite.

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Etymology

Origin of clay stone

First recorded in 1770–80

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clay stone

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 idols are of clay, stone, and copper, or of the precious metals.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross

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 Tadashi Nakashima

The plow has obliterated these, but has brought to light many evidences of ancient 472 occupation, such as charcoal, ashes, burned clay, stone implements, and human bones.

From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by William Henry Holmes

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