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Terra Alba

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)

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§1
a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)
§2
fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
§3
finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment