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meerschaum n. 海泡石,海泡石的烟管 海泡石,海泡石的烟管 meerschaum n 1: a white clayey mineral [ synonym: { meerschaum}, { sepiolite}] 2: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaumMeerschaum \ Meer" schaum\ ( m[= e] r" sh[ add] m; 277), n. [ G., lit., sea foam; meer sea schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. { Mere} a lake, and { Scum}.] 1. ( Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called { sepiolite}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe. [ 1913 Webster] 60 Moby Thesaurus words for " meerschaum": Missouri meerschaum, accommodate, act between, adjust, arbitrate, bargain, briar, briar pipe, calean, calumet, churchwarden, clay, compose, compound, compromise, cop out, corncob, corncob pipe, duck responsibility, evade responsibility, give and take, give way, go between, go fifty- fifty, hookah, hubble- bubble, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, make a deal, make an adjustment, make concessions, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, nargileh, negotiate, peace pipe, pipe, pipe cleaner, pipe rack, play politics, reach a compromise, referee, represent, settle, split the difference, step in, strike a balance, strike a bargain, surrender, take the mean, tobacco pipe, tobacco pouch, treat with, umpire, yield
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