gault

Definition of gaultnext
chiefly British

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Noun
  • Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Its beige/clay color is also an easy one to pair with all styles of outfits.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Servers suggested mud crab, a variety known for its firmer, savory-sweetness that could handle the richness of the Macau-style curried coconut sauce in which it was baked.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Pitman plunged a toilet full of dark liquid and called it mud.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Look for ingredients like kaolin clay that help absorb excess oil, and mattify and blur skin.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 21 May 2026
  • Additionally, aloe and soothing kaolin clay hydrate and cleanse dry scalps, as well as your hair.
    Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As a result, filé and okra became primary thickeners of the dish that became known as gumbo.
    Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
  • In New Orleans, travelers take detours to devour beignets, jambalaya, etouffee, muffaletta, and gumbo.
    Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • His ideal mix for vegetables is a combination of topsoil, compost, and lava fines, aka lava sand, which help oxygenate the soil.
    Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
  • Queen Camilla closed out the 2026 Royal Ascot on Saturday with a second, shorter shoe streak, returning to Eliot Zed’s sand suede pumps after spending the meeting’s first three days in Chanel.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • While the heroine in this novel is fictional, readers will be drawn to this mystery set during WWII about codebreaking, and a Nazi threat on American soil.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • Since the founding of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, no Olympic event has ever been held on African soil.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
    Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
  • Some 15,000 years ago the Missoula Floods tore across the region, laying down the windblown silt, gravel, and basalt cobbles that still feed the vines today.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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“Gault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gault. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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