Food tough, or hard to chew; (O, K;) as also ↓عَالِكٌ. (K.) [And] A viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy, thing. (S.)
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طِينَةٌ عَلِكَةٌA piece, or portion, of clay or earth, green, or of a dark or an ashy dust-colour, (خَضْرَاءُ,) and soft, (O, TA,) in which is no sand. (TA.)