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pryan.

A soft, white clay.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A soft, white clay.

    Cornwall · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Cornish pri (“clay”), possibly + -an (adjective-forming suffix) with later nominalization. Not, however, derived from Cornish prien (“clay ground”), which is itself a borrowing of pryan from English.

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