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pipeclay

pipeclay

9.9
A fine white clay used to make tobacco pipes, pottery or to whiten leather
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ/
  • UK
translation icon : arcilla para pipas
  • The craftsman shaped the pipeclay into delicate tobacco pipes.

Examples

  • She used pipeclay to whiten her leather boots before the parade.

  • Archaeologists discovered fragments of pipeclay pipes at the ancient site.

  • The artisan used pipeclay to craft intricate designs.

  • We found some pipeclays in the old workshop.

  • Archaeologists discovered fragments of pipeclay pipes at the ancient site.

  • She used pipeclay to whiten her leather boots before the parade.

  • The craftsman shaped the pipeclay into delicate tobacco pipes.

Surface Forms

pipeclay singular
pipeclays plural

Morphology

pipeclay = pipe + clay (transparent) = pipe + clay

The noun is a straightforward compound meaning 'clay used for making pipes', so its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Pipeclay is simply the two words pipe and clay, because this fine white clay was used to make tobacco pipes. So the name helps you remember it is a very white clay often used for pipes and for 'whitening' leather and pottery.