meerschaum
meerschaum
[ˈmɪəʃɔːm, -ʃəm]
noun
[ˈmɪəʃɔːm, -ʃəm]
noun
- [mass noun]a soft white clay-like material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey
海泡石
■(亦作 meerschaum pipe)[count noun]tobacco pipe with the bowl made from this
海泡石烟斗
- late 18th cent.: from German, literally sea-foam', from Meer 'sea' + Schaum 'foam', translation of Persian kef-i-daryā (alluding to the frothy appearance of the silicate)
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