"potter's clay" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potter's clays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} potter's clay (countable and uncountable, plural potter's clays)
  1. The clay used by a potter. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (clay used by a potter): ἄργιλλος (árgillos) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 陶土 (táotǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), keramiikkasavi (Finnish), argile [feminine] (French), glaise [feminine] (French), cré potaire [feminine] (Irish), cré criadóra [feminine] (Irish), 陶土 (tōdo) (alt: とうど) (Japanese), glina garncarska [feminine] (Polish), udongo wa mfinyanzi (Swahili), keramiklera [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-potter's_clay-en-noun-puU4isDn Disambiguation of 'clay used by a potter': 95 4 1
  2. (idiomatic, biblical) A person or people created and shaped by God. Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Bible, Christianity, Judaism
    Sense id: en-potter's_clay-en-noun-94qiL-Rb Disambiguation of Christianity: 3 86 11 Disambiguation of Judaism: 1 90 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 72 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 81 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 82 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 90 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 81 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 83 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 81 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 82 6 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. (idiomatic, biblical) A nation or kingdom. Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-potter's_clay-en-noun-~YGSlivr Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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