Wad clay

Description

A piece of rolled clay used for coiling, modeling, or to level shelves in a kiln. Wadding clay is also used to separate saggers as well as to seal their lids.

Synonyms and Related Terms

wadding clay; wadmill; dod box

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998