pipe clay
a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.
Origin of pipe clay
1Other definitions for pipe-clay (2 of 2)
to whiten with pipe clay.
Origin of pipe-clay
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How to use pipe clay in a sentence
Arrange the pieces of carpet on the board, and mark off the size of each part required with a piece of chalk or pipeclay.
In other kennels, bull-terriers' white coats were still further whitened by the harsh rubbing of pipeclay into the tender skin.
Lad: A Dog | Albert Payson TerhuneThey used to call it "Th' Pipeclay" thirty years ago, but the old black names have been restored.
Children of the Bush | Henry LawsonWhen mourning for the dead, the hair is plastered all over with mud, and the eyes and forehead are painted round with pipeclay.
Early Days in North Queensland | Edward PalmerFranois Martin was engaged in 1774 for his skill in preparing different pastes for manufacturing porcelain and pipeclay.
The Industrial Arts in Spain | Juan F. Riao
British Dictionary definitions for pipeclay
/ (ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ) /
a fine white pure clay, used in the manufacture of tobacco pipes and pottery and for whitening leather and similar materials
(tr) to whiten with pipeclay
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