pipeclay

Other forms: pipeclays

Definitions of pipeclay
  1. noun
    fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
    synonyms: terra alba
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    type of:
    clay
    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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