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   meerschaum

   /ˈmɪəʃ(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey.
   • ▪ a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from meerschaum.

   Word 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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