Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To dry by exposure to the air.
- adjective Sufficiently dry so that further exposure to air does not yield more moisture to be evaporated.
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- adjective Free of
moisture to the degree possible by exposure to air; "naturally" dried. - verb To
dry byexposure to the air.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
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Examples
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When we have leftover heels or chunks of bread, I leave them out on the counter to air-dry.
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός) Laurie Constantino 2009
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When we have leftover heels or chunks of bread, I leave them out on the counter to air-dry.
Archive 2009-01-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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Homemade air-dry clays would be primarily grain-based ones like “salt dough” clay and “bread clay.”
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Then I repeated the process, and finally I let the curtain air-dry in the sun.
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A company called Makins produces air-dry clay in an array of colors!
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Keep in mind that all air-dry clays must be sealed to protect them from humidity, and the grain-based ones sealed against hungry bugs during storage as well.
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Those would generally be divded up into water-based “air-dry” clays and oil-based “polymer clays.”
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Figuring out how to air-dry the meat in the damp Welsh hills took two years of experimentation.
Best UK Food Producer 2010: Trealy Farm, Monmouthshire Carole Cadwalladr 2010
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If desired, air-dry clays can be colored by mixing various pigments into them before shapin (acrylic paints are probably the most commonly used), or they can also be painted afterward.
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There are many types of air-dry clay, some of which can be made at home.
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