01 n. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc.
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The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc.
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Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening.(Arch.) Also: deafening