Look up: Meerschaum

1. meerschaum
   [n] - a white clayey mineral 2. [n] - a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
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2. meerschaum
   A white, soft, porous mineral suitable for carving, taken from the German word for 'sea foam'. It was exported from Turkey and the Black Sea to Vienna, Budapest and Paris in the 18th and 19th centuries where it was made into pipes, cigarette holders and ash bowls. Peak production was c. 1870-1900. It is also known as sepiolite.
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3. Meerschaum
   Meer'schaum (mēr'sham; 277) noun [ G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perhaps is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen . Confer Mere a lake, and Scum .] 1. (Min.) A fine white ...
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4. meerschaum
   1. <chemical> A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite. ... 2. A tobacco pipe made of ...
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5. meerschaum
   noun a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
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6. meerschaum
   sepiolite noun a white clayey mineral
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7. Meerschaum
   • (n.) A tobacco pipe made of this mineral. • (n.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.
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8. Meerschaum
   Meerschaum (sepiolite) is a white or yellowish earthy mineral, consisting of hydrous magnesium silicate. It was first found on the sae shore where, resembling petrified sea-froth was given its name - which in German means sea-froth. Meerschaum lathers like soap when first dug, and was used as a soap...
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9. meerschaum
   Aggregate of minerals, usually the soft white clay mineral sepiolite, hydrous magnesium silicate. It floats on water and is used for making pipe bowls
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10. Meerschaum
    `Meerschaum` ( or ), also `sepiolite`, is a soft white mineral sometimes found floating on the Black Sea, and rather suggestive of sea-foam (-->), whence the German origin of the name, as well as the French name for the same substance, écume de mer. Overview: Meerschaum is opaque and of wh...
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