salt clay

noun

A dough usually made mainly from salt, flour and water (sometimes with cornstarch), moldable into shapes while soft but which then hardens.

Meanings

nounsalt clay (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dough usually made mainly from salt, flour and water (sometimes with cornstarch), moldable into shapes while soft but which then hardens.

Translations

Icelandic trölladeig
  • trölladeigdough made from salt and flour that hardens when dried
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