HyperDic: pipeclay

English > 1 sense of the word pipeclay:
NOUNsubstancepipeclay, terra albafine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
English > pipeclay: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningfine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather.
Synonymterra alba
BroaderclayA very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
Spanishalbero
Catalanargila blanca

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