pipe clay

noun

a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.

Origin of pipe clay

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby pipe clay

pi-pa, pipage, pipal, pipe, pipe bomb, pipe clay, pipe cleaner, pipe cutter, piped music, pipe down, pipe dream

Definition for pipe clay (2 of 2)

pipe-clay

[ pahyp-kley ]

/ ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ /

verb (used with object)

to whiten with pipe clay.

Origin of pipe-clay

First recorded in 1825–35

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Example sentences from the Web for pipe clay

Eight pounds of pipe-clay, four pounds of gum; then dissolve in the mixture7.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The four Dillons, of Ballyhaunis, gave out to their grooms a large assortment of pipe-clay and putty-powder.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope
The pipe-clay and whiting is generally; applied once a week, but that might be done only as occasion requires.
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual|William Kitchiner
He frowned and waited while the pipe-clay of Mr. Pettigrew's complexion slowly took the tint of old red sandstone.
John March, Southerner|George W. Cable

Grim semi-articulate Prussian men; gone all to pipe-clay and mustache for us.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Volume IV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for pipe clay

pipeclay

/ (ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ) /

noun

a fine white pure clay, used in the manufacture of tobacco pipes and pottery and for whitening leather and similar materials

verb

(tr) to whiten with pipeclay

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pipe clay
释义	pipe clay noun a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc. Origin of pipe clay First recorded in 1750–60 Words nearby pipe clay pi-pa, pipage, pipal, pipe, pipe bomb, pipe clay, pipe cleaner, pipe cutter, piped music, pipe down, pipe dream Definition for pipe clay (2 of 2) pipe-clay [ pahyp-kley ] / ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ / verb (used with object) to whiten with pipe clay. Origin of pipe-clay First recorded in 1825–35 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pipe clay Eight pounds of pipe-clay, four pounds of gum; then dissolve in the mixture7. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The four Dillons, of Ballyhaunis, gave out to their grooms a large assortment of pipe-clay and putty-powder. The Kellys and the O'Kellys\|Anthony Trollope The pipe-clay and whiting is generally; applied once a week, but that might be done only as occasion requires. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual\|William Kitchiner He frowned and waited while the pipe-clay of Mr. Pettigrew's complexion slowly took the tint of old red sandstone. John March, Southerner\|George W. Cable Grim semi-articulate Prussian men; gone all to pipe-clay and mustache for us. History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Volume IV. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for pipe clay pipeclay / (ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ) / noun a fine white pure clay, used in the manufacture of tobacco pipes and pottery and for whitening leather and similar materials verb (tr) to whiten with pipeclay Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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