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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

pipestone

Etymology

From Catlin + -ite, after George Catlin, an American painter who travelled in the region.

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