clayen
Syllables: clay·en/ˈkleɪ̯.ən/
clayen adjective: of clay; made of clay.
Adjective
clayen (not comparable)
- Of clay; made of clay.
- It is difficult to see why silveren should have been dropped, and brazen and golden retained. Better return to stonen and clayen and yarnen, than lose golden and its fellows.1870, Richard Grant White, Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language, page 261
- Encircling in turn the best bearing trees, they drank from “clayen-cups,” and poured part of the contents on the ground under the trees. And while they wassailed the trees they sang:— “Here's to thee, old Apple tree! Whence thou mayst bud, and whence thou mayst blow, And whence thou mayst bear...2016, Alice Morse Earle, Old-Time Gardens, Newly Set Forth, Krill Press via PublishDrive, →ISBN
Origin of clayen
From Middle English cleyen, equivalent to clay + -en. Cognate with Dutch kleien (“made of clay”).
Words that rhyme with clayen
Questions about clayen
- What does clayen mean?
- Clayen means of clay; made of clay.
- What part of speech is clayen?
- Clayen is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce clayen?
- Clayen is pronounced /ˈkleɪ̯.ən/.
Words near clayen in the dictionary
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