"meerschaum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪər.ʃɔːm/, /mɪər.ʃəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meerschaum.wav Forms: meerschaums [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)ʃɔːm, -ɪə(ɹ)ʃəm Etymology: Borrowed from German Meerschaum (literally “sea foam”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Meerschaum|lit=sea foam}} German Meerschaum (literally “sea foam”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meerschaum (countable and uncountable, plural meerschaums)
  1. (uncountable) A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: sepiolite Translations (mineral): морска пяна (morska pjana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), merenvaha (Finnish), écume de mer [feminine] (French), Meerschaum [masculine] (German), spumă-de-mare (Romanian), piatră ponce (Romanian), sjöskum [neuter] (Swedish) Translations (smoking pipe): лула от морска пяна (lula ot morska pjana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), meršánka [feminine] (Czech), pěnovka [feminine] (Czech), merenvahapiippu (Finnish), Meerschaum [masculine] (German), pipă din spumă-de-mare (Romanian), sjöskumspipa [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-meerschaum-en-noun-9nUL0A5R Disambiguation of Minerals: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'mineral': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'smoking pipe': 71 29
  2. (countable) A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-meerschaum-en-noun-yfRadSgF

Inflected forms

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