soft clay
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Describes clay that is pliable and easy to shape.
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- The potter prefers to work with soft clay because it's easier on the hands.
- The children had fun shaping the soft clay into animal figures.
- To begin your sculpture, take a lump of soft clay and knead it thoroughly.
- You will need a very soft clay to capture such fine details.
- Working with the damp, soft clay was a very therapeutic experience for her.
- Archaeologists uncovered ancient pottery preserved in a layer of soft clay.
- I'm going to the art store to buy some soft clay for my next project.
- A perfect vase is formed from a consistent, soft clay on the potter's wheel.
- His boots sank into the soft clay of the riverbank after the rain.
- If the soft clay is too wet, the structure might collapse under its own weight.