'Meerschaum' definitions:
Definition of 'meerschaum'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Meerschaum'
From: GCIDE
- Meerschaum \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]
Synonyms of 'meerschaum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Missouri meerschaum,
- 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