lutum — meaning in English

English meaning

• clay noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
• mire noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
• MUD noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.

Senses

lutum is used for these senses in English:

• clay A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• mire Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
• mud A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

clay — full definition

1. noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
2. noun A tennis court surface made of crushed stone or brick.

mire — full definition

1. noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
2. noun A difficult or messy situation.
3. verb To become stuck, as if in mud.

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