pipeclay

ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ

Definition

Definition of pipeclay - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

material

TECH.

fine white clay used for making pipes and pottery

TECH.

The artisan shaped the pipe from pipeclay.

china clay

kaolin

red stone

TECH.

catlinite used by Native Americans for carving

TECH.

The sculpture was crafted from red pipeclay.

pipestone

Verb

tr.

cleaning method

Dated

clean or whiten with a type of white clay

Dated

The soldiers were ordered to pipeclay their belts for the parade..

cleanse

whiten

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Images of pipeclay

fine white clay used for making pipes and pottery
catlinite used by Native Americans for carving

Origin of pipeclay

English, pipe (tube) + clay (type of soil)

Examples of pipeclay in a sentence

Pipeclay was used to craft the delicate vase.
Artifacts made of pipeclay were displayed in the museum.
The artist preferred pipeclay for its smooth texture.
He had to pipeclay his shoes for the inspection.
The cadets were busy pipeclaying their gear.

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French:argile blanche, blanchir à l'argile, ...
German:Pfeifenton, mit weißem Ton reinigen, ...
Italian:argilla da pipa, sbiancare con argilla, ...
Spanish:arcilla blanca, limpiar con arcilla, ...
Portuguese:argila branca, branquear com argila, ...
Chinese:白陶土, 用白陶土清洁, ...
Japanese:パイプクレイ, 白土で磨く, ...
Arabic:طين الغليون, نَظَّفَ بالطين الأبيض, ...
Hebrew:חִימָר לָבָן, לְהַלְבִּין, ...
Russian:каолин, чистить белой глиной, ...
Ukrainian:глина, чистити глиною, ...
Hindi:पाइपक्ले, सफेद मिट्टी से साफ करना, ...
Bengali:মাটি, সাদা মাটি দিয়ে পরিষ্কার করা, ...
Catalan:argila blanca, netejar amb argila blanca, ...
Czech:kaolin, čistit bílou hlínou, ...
Danish:pibeler, rengøre med hvid ler, ...
Dutch:pijpaarde, met pijpaarde schoonmaken, ...
Greek:λευκός πηλός, καθαρίζω με λευκό πηλό, ...
Hungarian:kaolin, fehér agyaggal tisztítani, ...
Khmer:ដីឥដ្ឋសស្អិត, លាបដីស, ...
Korean:백색 점토, 백토로 닦다, ...
Persian:خاک رس سفید, سفید کردن با خاک رس, ...
Polish:glinka fajkowa, czyścić glinką fajkową, ...
Portuguese (BR):argila branca, branquear com argila, ...
Romanian:argilă albă, a curăța cu lut alb, ...
Swedish:piplera, vitkalka, ...
Thai:ดินขาว, ทำความสะอาดด้วยดินขาว, ...
Turkish:pipoclak, kil ile temizlemek, ...
Vietnamese:đất sét trắng, tẩy trắng, ...

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