HyperDic: fireclay

English > 1 sense of the word fireclay:
NOUNsubstancefireclaya heat-resistant clay
English > fireclay: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA heat-resistant clay.
BroaderclayA very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
Substance offirebrickbrick made of fire clay
furnace lining, refractorylining consisting of material with a high melting point

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