meerschaum
noun
meer·schaum ˈmir-shəm 
-ˌshȯm
1
: a fine light white clayey mineral that is a hydrous magnesium silicate found chiefly in Asia Minor and is used especially for tobacco pipes
2
: a tobacco pipe of meerschaum
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Your Turkish meerschaum pipes are hand carved and made as vintage exports. 
Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020 The backpacks contained two unopened bottles of Barefoot Moscato wine and a wooden meerschaum pipe with marijuana residue. Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017 Like his literary descendant, Dupin smokes a meerschaum pipe and is generally eccentric. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2017 Like his literary descendant, Dupin smokes a meerschaum pipe and is generally eccentric. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2017 So why not throw on a deerstalker hat, light up a handy meerschaum pipe, and do our best impression of the great detective himself in order to get to the bottom of this case? Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 5 Jan. 2017
Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020 The backpacks contained two unopened bottles of Barefoot Moscato wine and a wooden meerschaum pipe with marijuana residue. Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017 Like his literary descendant, Dupin smokes a meerschaum pipe and is generally eccentric. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2017 Like his literary descendant, Dupin smokes a meerschaum pipe and is generally eccentric. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2017 So why not throw on a deerstalker hat, light up a handy meerschaum pipe, and do our best impression of the great detective himself in order to get to the bottom of this case? Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 5 Jan. 2017 Word History
Etymology
German, from Meer sea + Schaum foam
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1