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meerschaums

meerschaums is the plural of meerschaum.

Meaning of meerschaum

Noun

meerschaum (countable and uncountable, plural meerschaums)

  1. (uncountable) A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.
    • He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of...1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind
    Synonyms:
    sepiolite
  2. (countable) A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum.
    • The sale of part of his property cleared the rest. A large portion of his income was put aside to accumulate. Horses, pictures, wines, bijouterie, German meerschaum, and Turkish hookahs, were alike brought to the hammer.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 330

Questions about meerschaums

What is meerschaums the plural of?
Meerschaums is the plural of meerschaum.

Words near meerschaums in the dictionary

  1. meerkittens
  2. Meerlieu
  3. meers
  4. meerschaum
  5. Meerschaum Vale
  6. meerschaums
  7. Meerssen
  8. Meert
  9. Meerut
  10. Meerut Division
  11. Meerwein

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