"potter's clay" meaning in English

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Noun

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': 89 7 3
  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: 7 81 12 Disambiguation of Judaism: 5 86 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 64 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 76 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 75 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 85 5 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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