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ARGIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does argil mean?
• ARGIL (noun)
The noun ARGIL has 1 sense:
1. a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
Familiarity information: ARGIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("argil" is a kind of...):
clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)
Derivation:
argillaceous (resembling or containing clay)
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