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red clay
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noun Geology.
a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
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Origin of red clay
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
OTHER WORDS FROM red clay
red-clay, adjectiveWords nearby red clay
red cedar, red cell, red cent, Red Chamber, Red China, red clay, Redcloud Peak, red clover, red cluster pepper, redcoat, red cod
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