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Noun: pipeclay  'pIp,kley
  1. Fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
    "Artisans still use pipeclay in traditional pipe-making techniques";
    - terra alba
Verb: pipeclay  'pIp,kley
  1. Whiten or clean with pipeclay
    "pipe-clay leather"

Derived forms: pipeclays, pipeclaying, pipeclayed

Type of: clay, clean

Encyclopedia: Pipeclay