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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

argile

, L.

argilla

white clay, akin to Gr. [GREEK] or [GREEK] argil, [GREEK] white. See

(Min.)

Clay, or potter’s earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See

Noun.

A species of the Ardea, or genus of cranes.

Noun.

[L. argilla, white clay, from Gr. white.]

In a general sense, clay, or potter's earth; but in a technical sense, pure clay, or alumine.