meerschaum

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪər.ʃɔːm/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a white clayey mineral
  2. noun a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum

Etymology

Borrowed from German Meerschaum (literally “sea foam”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sepiolite

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
mineral

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