PIPECLAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather

Synonyms:

pipeclay; terra alba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pipeclay" is a kind of...):

clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)

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