(klā) noun
1. A common earth of various colors and fine texture, compact and brittle when dry, but plastic and tenacious when wet. It is a hydrous aluminum silicate, generally mixed with powdered feldspar, quartz, sand, iron oxides, and various other minerals.
2. Earth in general.
3. Earth as a symbol of the human body; also, the body itself. See synonyms under BODY.
—v.t. To cover, mix, or treat with clay. [OE clæg]
—clay′ish adjective

(klā), Henry,
1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.