gault

chiefly British

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Noun
  • Born enslaved around 1800 in Edgefield, South Carolina, a region known for its rich clay, Drake (who was also known as Dave the Potter) was one of relatively few African American potters to sign his work.
    Jori Finkel, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Combining centuries-old Jewish folklore with the then-new medium of cinema, Paul Wegener and Carl Boese’s pioneering horror film draws its inspiration from a legend about a life-sized clay figure — a golem — that came to life to protect the Jews of Prague.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though the locker room area felt a little cramped, the treatment menu itself could not be more extensive, with everything from Indian head massages and Guinot facials to Dead Sea mud therapy and a special selection of Ayurvedic offerings.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Video posted Wednesday on X shows the streets of Santa Cruz, Jamaica, completely covered in mud.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This clarifying clay mask pairs kaolin and bentonite clays with bamboo charcoal to draw out pore-clogging impurities and sweep away excess oil—without leaving your skin feeling parched.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Oily to combination skin types can rejoice—blurring pigments combine with oil-absorbing kaolin clay for a long-lasting mattifying effect.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Save them to make a rich and flavorful stock for soup or gumbo.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Ideas include pot roast, gumbo, and dump cake.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Flocks of snow buntings skitter across the sand, rising in confetti clouds.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Use sand, snow, or leaves typical of the season.
    Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Orchids are heavy feeders, and their soil alone won't provide enough nutrients for them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Add compost to the soil to provide organic matter and improve soil structure.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To that end the brand hosted an experiential exhibit inside the Grand Palais that brought running to life by creating shifting floor environments from sand to concrete and forest soil to urban gravel, with matching soundscapes.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And riding or walking the trails gives users more than a stretch of gravel or asphalt to explore.
    Pam LeBlanc, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Gault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gault. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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