pipe-clay

[pahyp-kley]

verb (used with object)

to whiten with pipe clay.

Origin of pipe-clay

First recorded in 1825–35

pipe clay

noun

a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.

Origin of pipe clay

First recorded in 1750–60

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Historical Examples of pipe-clay

He had got tired of pork and pipe-clay, accompanied with a too liberal allowance of the hide.
The Scalp Hunters
Mayne Reid
And be thankful for your Potsdam grenadiers and their pipe-clay!
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VI. (of XXI.)
Thomas Carlyle
Pipe-clay is found chiefly in the isle of Purbeck and Dorsetshire.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
Pipe-clay, a white clay nearly free from iron, is found in large quantity in the island of Purbeck.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
I provide my own paint and pipe-clay, make my own jokes, and laugh at them too.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 5, 1841
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