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Grammar : Noun



Définition of fireclay

  • As in : noun clay for making pottery
Example sentences :
  • The fireclay shales have already been described on pages 53 and 116.
  • Extract from : « The Natural History of Clay » by Alfred B. Searle
  • Every single joint must be perfectly made with fireclay cement or paste.
  • Extract from : « The Turkish Bath » by Robert Owen Allsop
  • To the mouth of each retort is fitted a condenser, also made of fireclay.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
  • Stoves were made of fireclay and mica, which would give both heat and light and would be more efficient than the open fireplaces.
  • Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
  • Their ends are connected at the top to two conductors, which pass down inside the tube and end in a fireclay plug at the bottom.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 » by Various
  • This tube projects from the fireclay casing into the medium to be examined, and can be pushed in or out as required.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 » by Various
  • There are also numerous collieries, producing coal of superior quality, and iron ore, fireclay and freestone are plentiful.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 » by Various
  • The oxide is therefore mixed with coal or some other form of carbon and placed in retorts made of fireclay.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
  • For this purpose a mixture of fireclay with finely powdered felspar or Cornish stone is used.
  • Extract from : « The Natural History of Clay » by Alfred B. Searle
  • These are the cabins and stores of the bricklayers, and they contain cement, fireclay, and firebricks for the furnaces and forges.
  • Extract from : « Life in a Railway Factory » by Alfred Williams

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