Standard Lemma guide

pipeclay

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Catlinite

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To whiten by application of pipeclay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To clear off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dated, slang, transitive

Examples

  • to pipeclay accounts

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5

noun

Meaning 5

fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: terra alba

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clay

History

Etymology

From pipe + clay.