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Clayes vs Clayed - What's the difference?

clayes | clayed |

As a noun clayes

is wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments.

As an adjective clayed is

containing clay.

As a verb clayed is

past tense of clay.

clayes

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (obsolete) wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments
    • (Webster 1913)

    clayed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing clay.
  • * 1896 , O. E. Meinzer, R. F, Hare, Geological Survey (U.S.), Water-Supply Paper 343: Geology and Water Resources of Tularosa Basin, New Mexico , page 201,
    • The soil of this belt is somewhat gravelly in the northeastern corner of the township and becomes more clayed toward the southwest.
  • * 1981 , Botanical Society of South Africa, Veld & Flora , Volumes 70-72, page 52,
    • The resultant soils are generally wetter, more clayed and compacted.
  • * 1997 , Geodinamica Acta , Volumes 10-11, page 184,
    • the matrix is yellow, more clayed but contains carbonate.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (clay)