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argil

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ar=gil

CIDE DICTIONARY

argiln. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. or argil, white. See Argent.].
     Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

argil, n. clay, esp. that used in pottery.

Derivative
argillaceous adj.
Etymology
F argille f. L argilla f. Gk argillos f. argos white

ROGET THESAURUS

argil

Softness

N softness, pliableness, flexibility, pliancy, pliability, sequacity, malleability, ductility, tractility, extendibility, extensibility, plasticity, inelasticity, flaccidity, laxity, penetrability, clay, wax, butter, dough, pudding, alumina, argil, cushion, pillow, feather bed, down, padding, wadding, foam, mollification, softening, soft, tender, supple, pliant, pliable, flexible, flexile, lithe, lithesome, lissom, limber, plastic, ductile, tractile, tractable, malleable, extensile, sequacious, inelastic, aluminous, remollient, yielding, flabby, limp, flimsy, doughy, spongy, penetrable, foamy, cushiony, flaccid, flocculent, downy, edematous, oedematous, medullary, argillaceous, mellow, soft as butter, soft as down, soft as silk, yielding as wax, tender as chicken.


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