Meerschaum

[miәʃәm]

解释:

(noun.) a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum.

(noun.) a white clayey mineral.

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解释:

(n.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.

(n.) A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.

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同义词及近义词：

n. (Min.) [1]. Magnesite, sea-foam, hydrous silicate of magnesia.[2]. Turkish pipe.

校对:洛丽

解释:

n. a fine light whitish clay making excellent tobacco-pipes—once supposed to be a petrified sea-scum: a pipe made of this material.

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