red clay

collocation in English

meaningsofredandclay

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red
adjective
uk
/red/us
/red/
of the colour of ...
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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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(Definition ofredandclayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They want to take their feet out of that universalredclayand move into higher spheres of civilisation.
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It also eats bark, sap, soil andredclay(see geophagy).
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The town is known for itsredclaypottery, which is often painted in various colors.
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When lying on dead leaves orredclay, they can be almost impossible to notice.
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The 89 ha. are stoney andredclayand yield 3,550 hl.
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Rainfall is around 600 mm per year, soils are a sandyredclay, derived from a re-crystallised quartzite-ferruginous sandstone.
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A magnificent run on theredclaywould set him up for the great year he had.
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Most of the buildings are very old: farmhouses and labourers' cottages build in traditionalredclaybrick with thatched roofs.
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It was named for pockets ofredclayonce common in the area, on top of a massive layer of oolite rock.
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It has a gambrel roof with originalredclaytiles and dormers.
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The substrate is fine, erodingredclaycontaining large amounts of selenium and gypsum.
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The hill is composed ofredclay, and discharge of soil from the excavation presented a serious threat of destruction of the reef.
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The roofs, which had not been replaced since 1913, were rebuilt with plywood diaphragms and 30,000 newredclaytiles were installed.
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The required material i.e. theredclayis provided to the students until their 4th year.
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Aredclaybrick addition was built in 1828.
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Miletus ware usedredclayas a base, covered with white slip, with simple designs in blue, turquoise and purple.
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At the center of the ring lies a shallow basin of burnedredclay.
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