Baked+clay

  • 121sagger — /sag euhr/, n. 1. a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking. 2. a hard unlayered clay underlying many coal beds. v.t. 3. to place in or on a sagger. Also, saggar, seggar.… …

    Universalium

  • 122Pueblo Indians — • Indians of central New Mexico and northeastern Arizona Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pueblo Indians     Pueblo Indians      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 123Dalserf —    DALSERF, a parish, in the Middle ward of the county of Lanark; including the villages of Millheugh, Larkhall, and Rosebank, and containing 3205 inhabitants, of whom 112 are in the village of Dalserf, 7 miles (S. E. by E.) from Hamilton. This… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 124Deer, New —    DEER, NEW, a parish, in the district of Deer, county of Aberdeen, 6 miles (E. S. E.) from Cuminestown; containing, with the village of Kirktown of New Deer, 3756 inhabitants. This parish originally formed a part of Old Deer, and was separated… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 125pot — pot1 W3S2 [pɔt US pa:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cooking)¦ 2¦(for a plant)¦ 3¦(tea/coffee)¦ 4¦(for food, paint etc)¦ 5¦(bowl/dish etc)¦ 6 go to pot 7 pots of money 8¦(money)¦ 9¦(drug)¦ 10 (a case of) the pot calling the kettle …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 126tile — [[t]taɪl[/t]] n. v. tiled, til•ing 1) bui a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as in forming a roof covering, floor, or revetment 2) bui any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 127ships —    Though they possessed little in the way of seacoasts, the ancient Mesopotamians built a great many boats and ships. This was because the flat plains on which they farmed and fought were crisscrossed by numerous rivers and irrigation canals… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • 128ceramic — [sə ram′ik] adj. [Gr keramikos < keramos, potter s clay, pottery] 1. of or relating to pottery, earthenware, tile, porcelain, etc. 2. of ceramics n. 1. [pl., with sing. v.] the art or work of making objects of baked clay, as pottery,… …

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