meerschaum
meerschaum · meerschaums
сепиолит
Meerschaum
A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holdersA soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.
/ˈmɪər.ʃɔːm/
» This pipe is carved from meerschaum.
Diese Pfeife ist aus Meerschaum geschnitzt.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.
Meerschaum
сепиоли́тsepiolít
a white clayey mineral
(countable)A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum.
Meerschaum
a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
Examples
2 sentencesThis pipe is carved from meerschaum.
deDiese Pfeife ist aus Meerschaum geschnitzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where is my Meerschaum pipe?
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from German Meerschaum (literally “sea foam”).Borrowed from German Meerschaum (literally “sea foam”).
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Forms
plural: meerschaums| Singular | meerschaum |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable