clay vessel

collocation in English

meaningsofclayandvessel

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clay
noun[U]
uk
/kleɪ/us
/kleɪ/
thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks ...
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vessel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈves.əl/us
/ˈves.əl/
formal
a large boat or ...
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(Definition ofclayandvesselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She gave the adulterer to drink choice wine in valuable goblets; therefore, let her drink bitter water in a worthlessclayvessel.
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A relatively rare form of decoration for the pottery is the incision of theclayvesselwhile the clay is still moist.
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Boiling was not a common cooking technique until the invention of waterproof containers (which probably came in the form of clay vessels).
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He considered especially the clay vessels as perfect in terms of shape, colour, and artistic style.
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Clay vessels were made without the potter's wheel.
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For cooking, they used clay vessels produced without the potter's wheel.
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Decorated clay vessels from this period are some of the oldest surviving examples of pottery in the world.
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The town has a museum that explains the manufacture of clay vessels.
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To store grain and other items, large clay vessels were placed inside the structure prior to the completion of the roof.
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They also find clay vessels in the room.
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Archaeologists have found honey remains on the inner surface of clay vessels unearthed an ancient tomb, dating back to some 4,7005,500 years ago.
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