fired clay

collocation in English

meaningsoffireandclay

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fire
noun
uk
/faɪər/us
/faɪr/
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might ...
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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 offireandclayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The presence of molds, wasters, and small pieces offiredclayin the collections indicates that spindle whorls were produced in this workshop.
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By usingfiredclayand alabaster he achieved a great naturalness and softness in his figures.
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The bowls are made of lowfiredclayand have relatively thick walls compared to other forms of pottery of the timemaking them surprisingly robust.
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He is best known for his abstract shapes constructed fromfiredclay.
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It was originally roofed with palm leaves, which later were replaced withfiredclaytiles.
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As material for walls, its strength is less than that offiredclaybricks, but sandcrete is considerably cheaper.
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Firedclaywas mainly restricted to roofing tiles and associated decorations, but these were quite elaborate.
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Pipes for water and drainage were also often made offiredclay.
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Their many voids comprise a greater proportion of the volume than the solid, thin walls offiredclay.
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Coarse additives such as sand and grog (firedclaywhich has been finely ground) are sometimes used to give the final product a required texture.
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He uses molds he has made himself of plaster orfiredclaywith certain elements such as texturizing the pineapple pieces done by hand.
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They were made predominantly offiredclay, but also sometimes of marble, bronze or gilt.
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She is best known for herfiredclayfigures of nude children that are realistically painted with casein paint.
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Tile is a common roofing material; it may befiredclayor concrete.
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They were commonly made offiredclay.
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These remnants amounted to plates made offiredclayas well as clay pipes and remnants of ashes, although according to witnesses, coins were also found.
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In 1969, a group of art students and their instructor created a sculptured relief mural infiredclay, 20 feet long and 15 feet high, outside the school office.
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Found during the season's excavation were pottery tools and masses of prepared, slightlyfiredclaypieces.
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