pipeclay

2 definitions found

pipeclay - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pipeclay \Pipe"clay`\, v. t.
     1. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's
        accouterments.
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     2. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts. [Slang, Eng.]
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pipeclay - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pipeclay
      n 1: fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery
           and in whitening leather [syn: pipeclay, terra alba]