potter's clay
potter's clay · potter's clays
The clay used by a potterThe clay used by a potter.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The clay used by a potter.
clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A person or people created and shaped by God.
I am the potter’s clay.
We are but potter’s clay.
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A nation or kingdom.
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: potter's clays| Singular | potter's clay |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling:potter's earth
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable