Wad clay
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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
Resources and Citations
- 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