Pipe-clay

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pipe-clay
       v : whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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