English-Thai Dictionary

meerschaum

N แร่ สี ขาว ใช้ ทำ กล้องยาสูบ  froth rea-ti-chai-tam-krong-ya-sub

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MEERSCHAUM

Meer "schaum, n. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

meerschaum

meer schaum |ˈmi (ə )rˌSHôm, -SHəm ˈmɪ (ə )rˌʃɔm | ▶noun a soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey. • (also meerschaum pipe ) a tobacco pipe with the bowl made from this. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German, literally ‘sea-foam, ’ from Meer ‘sea ’ + Schaum ‘foam, ’ translation of Persian kef-i-daryā (alluding to the frothy appearance of the silicate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

meerschaum

meerschaum |ˈmɪəʃɔːm, -ʃəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a soft white clay-like material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey. • (also meerschaum pipe ) [ count noun ] a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from meerschaum. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German, literally ‘sea foam ’, from Meer ‘sea ’ + Schaum ‘foam ’, translation of Persian kef-i-daryā (alluding to the frothy appearance of the silicate ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Meerschaum

Meer schaum Substantiv, maskulin , der |M ee rschaum |Lehnübersetzung von lateinisch spuma (maris ), ursprüngliche Bezeichnung für die Koralle an erstarrten Schaum erinnerndes, poröses, leichtes (und daher auf Wasser schwimmendes ) weißes, gelbliches, graues oder rötliches Mineral

 

Meerschaumpfeife

Meer schaum pfei fe Substantiv, feminin , die |M ee rschaumpfeife |Pfeife mit einem Kopf aus Meerschaum

 

Meerschaumspitze

Meer schaum spit ze Substantiv, feminin , die |M ee rschaumspitze |Zigarren- oder Zigarettenspitze aus Meerschaum

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

meerschaum

meer schaum /mɪ́e r ʃ (ə )m /〖＜ドイツ 〗名詞 U 〘鉱 〙海泡石 〘小アジア産 〙; C 海泡石のタバコパイプ .