A loose, earthy, extremely fine-grained, natural sediment or soft rock composed primarily of clay-size or colloidal particles and characterized by high plasticity and by a considerable content of clay mineral and subordinate amounts of finely divided quartz, decomposed feldspar, carbonates, ferruginous matter, and other impurities; it forms a plastic, moldable mass when finely ground and mixed with water, retains its shape on drying, and becomes firm, rocklike and permanently hard on heating or firing.
The physical structure of a dead animal or person.
the dead body of a human being
soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
