clay vs nutmeg

clay

noun
  • A moth, Mythimna ferrago 

  • A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. 

  • A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate. 

  • A clay pigeon. 

  • A clay pipe for smoking tobacco. 

  • Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims 

  • An earth material with ductile qualities. 

  • The material of the human body. 

  • A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. 

verb
  • To purify using clay. 

  • To add clay to, to spread clay onto. 

nutmeg

noun
  • A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere. 

  • A grey-brown colour. 

  • The powdered seed, ready for use. 

  • The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. 

  • An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds. 

  • A whole nutmeg seed. 

verb
  • To flavour with nutmeg. 

  • To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). 

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