This pipe is carved from meerschaum.
Source: tatoeba (2845837)
Meerschaum
/ˈmɪər.ʃɔːm/
Synonyms for "meerschaum" (66 found)
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compoundcompromisecop outcorncobcorncob pipeduck responsibilityevade responsibilitygive and takegive waygo betweengo fifty-fiftyhookahhubble-bubbleintercedeintermediateinterposeintervenejudge
Noun(1 words)
hydrated magnesium silicate
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6 entriescarved meerschaummeerschaum blockmeerschaum carvingmeerschaum pipemeerschaum sculpturewhite meerschaum
Inflections
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8 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- лула от морска пяна noun (smoking pipe)
Czech
2 entries- meršánka noun (smoking pipe)
- pěnovka noun (smoking pipe)
Finnish
1 entries- merenvahapiippu noun (smoking pipe)
German
1 entries- Meerschaum noun (smoking pipe)
Polish
1 entries- fajka z pianki morskiej noun (smoking pipe)
Romanian
1 entries- pipă din spumă-de-mare noun (smoking pipe)
Swedish
1 entries- sjöskumspipa noun (smoking pipe)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Where is my Meerschaum pipe?
Source: tatoeba (7347647)
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 binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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