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pipeclay
/ ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ /
noun
- a fine white pure clay, used in the manufacture of tobacco pipes and pottery and for whitening leather and similar materials
verb
- tr to whiten with pipeclay
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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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