First recorded in 1750–60
First recorded in 1825–35
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Generally speaking, kaolin, China clay, ball clay, pipe clay, China stone, felspar, flint, quartz, sand, lime, chalk, and calcined bone are the ingredients of most modern pastes.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
Roulettes or bilbouquettes for buckling a wig were little rollers of pipe clay.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
Then rub the following mixture over the outside of the gloves: If wanted quite yellow, take yellow ochre; if quite white, pipe clay; if between the two, mix a little of each together.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
Yet on field-days, even their most pipe clay of colonels admitted that there was no smarter turned out troop than Lascelles', and no better squadron leader than Du Meresq.
From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft
Another method is, making a paste of a bullock's gall, a gill of soap lees, half a gill of turpentine, and a little pipe clay.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
Its summit was composed of white pipe-clay, beneath which was found a large quantity of mica in sheets.
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
Fat′-lute, a mixture of pipe-clay and linseed-oil, for filling joints, &c.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
His shoulder-straps shine with pipe-clay and his boots with blacking, and his arms are burnished and oily.
From The Rulers of the Mediterranean by Davis, Richard Harding
Remember, sir, that humanity was not moulded entirely from one stratum of pipe-clay.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
An application to the bell was the considerate result; and the footsteps of as tight a lad as ever put pipe-clay to belt sounded along the gallery.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy
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