pipeclay

/ ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ /

noun

1. a fine white pure clay, used in the manufacture of tobacco pipes and pottery and for whitening leather and similar materials

verb

1. tr to whiten with pipeclay

Example Sentences

Arrange the pieces of carpet on the board, and mark off the size of each part required with a piece of chalk or pipeclay.

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In other kennels, bull-terriers' white coats were still further whitened by the harsh rubbing of pipeclay into the tender skin.

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They used to call it "Th' Pipeclay" thirty years ago, but the old black names have been restored.

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When mourning for the dead, the hair is plastered all over with mud, and the eyes and forehead are painted round with pipeclay.

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Franois Martin was engaged in 1774 for his skill in preparing different pastes for manufacturing porcelain and pipeclay.

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