catlinite
catlinite · catlinites
A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians…A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.
Origin
From Catlin + -ite, after George Catlin, an American painter who travelled in the region.From Catlin + -ite, after George Catlin, an American painter who travelled in the region.
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Forms
plural: catlinites| Singular | catlinite |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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