Meerschaum
31meerschaum — White claylike mineral traditionally used to make pipe bowls …
32meerschaum — [ 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 …
33meerschaum — meer·schaum …
34meerschaum — /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… …
35meerschaum — n. white fine clayey silicate of magnesium; smoking pipe made or partly made of this …
36Meerschaum — Meer|schaum, der; [e]s …
37meerschaum — see SCUM …
38meerschaum — n. 1 a soft white form of hydrated magnesium silicate, chiefly found in Turkey, which resembles clay. 2 a tobacco pipe with the bowl made from this. Etymology: G, = sea foam f. Meer sea + Schaum foam, transl. Pers. kef i darya, with ref. to its… …
39Missouri Meerschaum — The Missouri Meerschaum Company is a tobacco smoking pipe manufacturer located in Washington, Missouri. It is the world s oldest and largest manufacturer of corncob pipes. The company was founded in 1869 when Dutch American woodworker Henry Tibbe …
40Missouri meerschaum — corncob (def. 2). * * * …
