—n. a fine white clay used for tobacco-pipes, whitening leather, etc.
—v.tr.
1 whiten (leather etc.) with this.
2 put in order.
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noun
fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
• Syn: ↑terra alba
• Hypernyms: ↑clay
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pipeˈclay noun
A fine white, nearly pure, kaolin, free from iron, used for making tobacco pipes and fine earthenware, and for whitening military belts, etc
transitive verb
To whiten with pipeclay
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Main Entry: ↑pipe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.