pipe clay
/paɪp kleɪ/
verb
- To whiten or clean with pipe-clay.
- He pipe-clayed his uniform for the parade.
- She pipe-clayed the canvas shoes to make them look new.
- The old method was to pipe-clay the leather until it was bright white.
noun
- A fine white clay used for making tobacco pipes and for whitening leather or cloth.
- The artisan shaped the pipe-clay into a delicate smoking pipe.
- Pipe-clay is still used today in some traditional pottery.
- Soldiers used pipe-clay to whiten their belts and gloves.
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