clay

n. 1 stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, etc. 2 poet. Substance of the human body.  clayey adj. [old english]

n. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities.