argil
(noun) a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
argil (countable and uncountable, plural argils)
potter's clay.
• GRAIL, glair, grail
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gil, n. Etym: [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. Argent.] (Min.)
Definition: Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
