noun
gault
Gault (noun) means a stiff, bluish clay used especially in brickmaking. Example: “The old kiln used local gault to fire its bricks.”
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A stiff, bluish clay used especially in brickmaking.
"The old kiln used local gault to fire its bricks."
How to use gault
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of clay used for making bricks.
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Word forms
- Plural
- gaults
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Etymology
A word of local English origin used originally by quarrymen and brickmakers for this type of soil, first written down in the early 1800s.
Class of 1800
gault joined the language around 1800.
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What does “gault” mean?
The word “gault” means a stiff, bluish clay used especially in brickmaking. In plain terms, a type of clay used for making bricks.
How do you use “gault” in a sentence?
Here is “gault” used in a sentence: “The old kiln used local gault to fire its bricks.”
What part of speech is “gault”?
“Gault” is a noun.
Where does the word “gault” come from?
The word “gault” dates back to around 1800. A word of local English origin used originally by quarrymen and brickmakers for this type of soil, first written down in the early 1800s.
