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pipe-clay
ˈpipe-clay, n. A fine white kind of clay, which forms a ductile paste with water; used for making tobacco-pipes, and also (esp. by soldiers) for cleaning white trousers, etc. Hence allusively, excessive attention to the minutiæ of dress and appearance in the management of regiments. See also tobacco... Oxford English Dictionary
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White pipe clay
White pipe clay (Dutch: pijpaarde) is a white-firing clay of the sort that is used to make tobacco smoking pipes, which tended to be treated as disposable objects. This suited pipeclay, which is not very strong. Such clays are not uncommon; in England they are found in the river Thames upstream from... wikipedia.org
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Vitrified clay pipe
Vitrified clay pipe (VCP) is pipe made from a blend of clay and shale that has been subjected to high temperature to achieve vitrification, which results in a hard, inert ceramic. VCP is commonly used in gravity sewer collection mains because of its long life and resistance to almost all domestic an... wikipedia.org
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Clay pipe dating
Clay pipe dating is the act of dating clay tobacco pipes found at archaeological sites to specific time periods. Clay pipes are a useful archaeological dating tool because, during the historical period when they were in use, they were a common and breakable item and therefore they are frequently fou... wikipedia.org
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engobe
‖ engobe (ɛnˈgəʊb) [Fr.] (See quot.)1857 Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 326 An engobe or white coating of pipe-clay, with which the potter has covered the vase. 1875 Fortnum Maiolica i. 9 The translucent coat through which the white ‘slip’ or ‘engobe’ became apparent. Oxford English Dictionary
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tobacco-pipe
toˈbacco-pipe 1. A pipe for smoking tobacco, made of clay, wood, or other material, of various shapes and sizes, consisting of a bowl in which the tobacco is placed and ignited, with a slender tube through which the smoke of it is drawn into the mouth by suction. King's (Queen's) tobacco-pipe: see p... Oxford English Dictionary
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Clausentum
on display at SeaCity Museum in Southampton include an altar dedicated to the Celtic goddess Ancasta, a bronze Hercules with Celtic hair-style, and a pipe-clay wikipedia.org
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clay
▪ I. clay, n. (kleɪ) Forms: 1 clǽᵹ, 4 clai, clei, 4–6 cley, 5–6 claie, 5–7 claye, 6 cleye, kley, 4– clay. [Common Teut.: OE. clǽᵹ (ǽ umlaut of á) corresponds to MDu. cleie fem., MLG., LG., Du., and Ger. klei, OFris. klai, mod.Fris. klay, klaey, pointing to an OTeut. *klaijâ- str. fem. (Gothic type *... Oxford English Dictionary
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Thomas Wilkinson Wallis
His method was to first make a model of the proposed carving in pipe-clay on a wire frame before making the carving from a single block of limewood. wikipedia.org
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sgraffito
‖ sgraffito (sgrafˈfito) Also 7 sgrafit. Pl. sgraffiti (sgrafˈfiti). [It.: see graffito; the prefix s- represents L. ex- (see ex-).] a. (See quots. Cf. graffito.)1730 Bailey (fol.), Sgrafit, a method of Painting in black and white only, not in fresco. 1847 Manual of Oil-Painting 126 Sgraffito. A kin... Oxford English Dictionary
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Catlinite
In the United Kingdom, since the 17th century "pipe-clay" has meant a pale, whitish clay. wikipedia.org
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piping
▪ I. piping, vbl. n.1 (ˈpaɪpɪŋ) [f. pipe v.1 + -ing1.] The action of pipe v.1 1. Playing on a pipe; the music of pipes or wind-instruments.c 1275 Lay. 5110 Þar was gleomenne songe, þar was piping among. 13.. K. Alis. 1042 (Bodl. MS.) At þe fest was harpyng And pipyng & tabournyng. 1535 Coverdale Ecc... Oxford English Dictionary
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John Percy Groves
Juvenile market The Tar-bucket and Pipe-clay first appeared as a serial in Young England, starting in January 1890. wikipedia.org
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lute
▪ I. lute, n.1 (l(j)uːt) Also 4 loyt, 5–6 lutte, lewte. [a. F. lut (Cotgrave; now written luth) whence It. liuto, Du. luit, Da. lut, MHG. lûte (G. laute); another form of the word appears in Pr. laut, Sp. laud, Pg. alaude; a. Arab. al-‭ﻋūd, where al- is the definite article.] 1. A stringed musical i... Oxford English Dictionary
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terra
‖ terra (ˈtɛrə) [L. (and It.) terra earth.] 1. Used, with qualifying adjectives, to form the names of medicinal and other earths, boles, and the like, as terra alba, (a) pipe-clay; (b) pulverized gypsum used industrially; terra cariosa, tripoli or rotten-stone; terra chia, also chia terra, Chian ear... Oxford English Dictionary
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