semifinished product; blank; roughcast

billet (steel industry)

an unfired brick made of mud and straw; adobe

unbleached and undyed cloth

semifinished materials

the inherent qualities or potential to develop into a certain type of person (often used for talent or beauty)

to make ceramics on a potter's wheel

coin blank

a beauty in the bud; a girl with the potential to become a beautiful woman

a semi-finished piece of material intended for further processing, such as a coin blank or workpiece