About The Word Meerschaum
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Meerschaum
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What's The Definition Of Meerschaum?
[n] a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
[n] a white clayey mineral Synonyms | Synonyms for Meerschaum: sepiolite Related Terms | Find terms related to Meerschaum: accommodate | act between | adjust | arbitrate | bargain | briar | briar pipe | calean | calumet | churchwarden | clay | compose | compound | compromise | cop out | corncob | corncob pipe | duck responsibility | evade responsibility | give and take | give way | go between | go fifty-fifty | hookah | hubble-bubble | intercede | intermediate | interpose | intervene | judge | make a deal | make an adjustment | make concessions | make terms | mediate | meet halfway | Missouri meerschaum | moderate | nargileh | negotiate | peace pipe | pipe | pipe cleaner | pipe rack | play politics | reach a compromise | referee | represent | settle | split the difference | step in | strike a balance | strike a bargain | surrender | take the mean | tobacco pipe | tobacco pouch | treat with | umpire | yield See Also | meerschaum | meerschaum | mineral | pipe | sepiolite | tobacco pipe Meerschaum In Webster's Dictionary \Meer"schaum\, n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea +
schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric
name myrsen. Cf. {Mere} a lake, and {Scum}.]
1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light
enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a
hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in
Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar
holders, etc. Also called {sepiolite}.
2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.
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