claymate

See also: Claymate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from claymation.

Verb

claymate (third-person singular simple present claymates, present participle claymating, simple past and past participle claymated)

1. To animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
   • 2000 April 21, Erika Milvy, “Aardman's Claymation Films Taking Shape on Web”, in Los Angeles Times:

     Even then he was prone to claymate. "I used to make models out of Plasticine, and of course it wasn't long before I wanted them to move on film. […]

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