Tobacco+pipe+made+of+meerschaum
1meerschaum — meer·schaum || mɪrʃəm / mɪəʃ n. sepiolite, hydrous magnesium silicate (Geology); tobacco pipe made from meerschaum …
2meerschaum — n. (Min.) 1. Magnesite, seafoam, hydrous silicate of magnesia. 2. Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum …
3Meerschaum — Meer schaum (m[=e]r sh[add]m; 277), n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. {Mere} a lake, and {Scum}.] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in… …
4meerschaum — type of soft white clay, 1784; from 1789 as tobacco pipe with a bowl made of meerschaum clay, from Ger. Meerschaum, lit. sea foam, so called from its frothy appearance; from O.H.G. mari sea (see MERE (Cf. mere) (n.)) + scum scum (see SKIM (Cf.… …
5meerschaum — ► NOUN 1) a soft white clay like material. 2) a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from meerschaum. ORIGIN German, sea foam …
6meerschaum — /mear sheuhm, shawm/, n. 1. a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H4Mg2Si3O10, occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite. 2. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this substance. [1775 85; <… …
7pipe — pipe1 pipeless, adj. pipelike, adj. /puyp/, n., v., piped, piping. n. 1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc. 2. a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material,… …
8meerschaum — meer•schaum [[t]ˈmɪər ʃəm, ʃɔm[/t]] n. 1) mir a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H4Mg2Si3O10, occurring in white, claylike masses, used esp. for pipe bowls; sepiolite 2) a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of meerschaum • Etymology: 1775–85; < …
9meerschaum — /ˈmɪəʃəm/ (say mearshuhm) noun 1. a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate H4Mg2Si3O10, occurring in white, compact, spongy or fibrous masses, used for ornamental carvings for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite. 2. a tobacco pipe the bowl of which is… …
10meerschaum — [ mɪəʃɔ:m, ʃəm] noun a soft white clay like material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey. ↘a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from this. Origin C18: from Ger., lit. sea foam , translation of Pers. kef i daryā (alluding …
