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词汇 meerschaum
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Definition of meerschaum in English:

meerschaum

noun ˈmɪəʃəmˈmɪəʃɔːm
mass noun
  • 1A soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey.

    海泡石

    1. 1.1count noun A tobacco pipe with a bowl made from meerschaum.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The biggest surprise was Everett's Holmes: a compelling, brilliant, darkly original character, much closer to the original stories than to the deerstalkers and meerschaums and Basil Rathbone.
      • Like Dupin, Dr. Bender smokes a meerschaum pipe, filled with cheap tobacco.
      • You see him nursing a meerschaum pipe.
      • The Honourable Sir Ralph Mountharten sharply rapped his meerschaum pipe against the surface of his mahogany writing desk.
      • Well, donning my deerstalker and lighting my meerschaum I'd start at the bottom.
      Synonyms
      tobacco pipe, briar, briar pipe, clay pipe

Origin

Late 18th century: from German, literally 'sea foam', from Meer 'sea' + Schaum 'foam', translation of Persian kef-i-daryā (alluding to the frothy appearance of the silicate).

Definition of meerschaum in US English:

meerschaum

noun
  • 1A soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey.

    海泡石

    1. 1.1 A tobacco pipe with a bowl made from meerschaum.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Honourable Sir Ralph Mountharten sharply rapped his meerschaum pipe against the surface of his mahogany writing desk.
      • The biggest surprise was Everett's Holmes: a compelling, brilliant, darkly original character, much closer to the original stories than to the deerstalkers and meerschaums and Basil Rathbone.
      • Well, donning my deerstalker and lighting my meerschaum I'd start at the bottom.
      • Like Dupin, Dr. Bender smokes a meerschaum pipe, filled with cheap tobacco.
      • You see him nursing a meerschaum pipe.
      Synonyms
      tobacco pipe, briar, briar pipe, clay pipe

Origin

Late 18th century: from German, literally ‘sea foam’, from Meer ‘sea’ + Schaum ‘foam’, translation of Persian kef-i-daryā (alluding to the frothy appearance of the silicate).

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