PIPECLAY

pipeclay, terra alba

(noun) fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pipeclay (countable and uncountable, plural pipeclays)

catlinite

Synonyms

• pipestone

Verb

pipeclay (third-person singular simple present pipeclays, present participle pipeclaying, simple past and past participle pipeclayed)

(transitive) To whiten by application of pipeclay.

(transitive, slang, dated, UK) To clear off.

to pipeclay accounts

Source: Wiktionary


Pipe"clay`, v. t.

1. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's accouterments.

2. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts. [Slang, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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