Definitions for meerschaum
ˈmɪər ʃəm, -ʃɔmmeer·schaum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meerschaum, sepiolitenoun

   a white clayey mineral

2. meerschaumnoun

   a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meerschaumnoun

   A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.

2. meerschaumnoun

   A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meerschaum

   Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum ( MEER-shawm, -⁠shəm; German: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊm] (listen); meaning "sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes). A complex magnesium silicate, a typical chemical formula for which is Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O, it can be present in fibrous, fine-particulate, and solid forms. The fibrous clay minerals have recently been shown to exist as a continuous polysomatic series where the endmembers are sepiolite and palygorskite. There is a continuous variation in chemical composition from sepiolite, the most magnesic and trioctahedral endmember, to palygorskite, the least magnesic, most Al- Fe- bearing, dioctahedral endmember.Originally named meerschaum by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1788, it was named sepiolite by Ernst Friedrich Glocker in 1847 for an occurrence in Bettolino, Baldissero Canavese, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy. The name comes from Greek sepion (σήπιον), meaning "cuttlebone" (the porous internal shell of the cuttlefish), + lithos (λίθος), meaning stone, after a perceived resemblance of this mineral to cuttlebone. Because of its low relative density and its high porosity, it may float upon water, hence its German name. It is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and rather suggestive of sea-foam, hence the German origin of the name as well as the French name for the same substance, écume de mer.

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1. meerschaum

   Meerschaum is a soft white or gray mineral, also known as hydrous magnesium silicate, often used to make tobacco pipes and decorative objects. It is known for its porous structure and lightweight, easily carved material that becomes darker and richer in color with time and usage. The term "meerschaum" comes from the German words "meer" (sea) and "schaum" (foam), reflecting its white, foamy appearance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meerschaumnoun

   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. Meerschaumnoun

   a tobacco pipe made of this mineral

3. Etymology: [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.]

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1. Meerschaum

   Meerschaum, also sepiolite, is a soft white mineral, often used to make smoking pipes. It is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and rather suggestive of sea-foam, whence the German origin of the name as well as the French name for the same substance, écume de mer.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meerschaum

   mēr′shawm, n. a fine light whitish clay making excellent tobacco-pipes—once supposed to be a petrified sea-scum: a pipe made of this material. [Ger. meer, sea, schaum, foam.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meerschaum

   a fine white clay, a hydrate-silicate of magnesia, supposed, as found on the sea-shore in some places, to have been sea-foam petrified.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meerschaum

   Expresses the German for “sea foam,” the fine white clay out of which pipes are made being at one time thought to be the petrified scum or foam of the sea.

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1. • Mineral
   • Pipe

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of meerschaum in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of meerschaum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=meerschaum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meerschaum
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerschaum
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meerschaum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=meerschaum
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=meerschaum
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Meerschaum
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=meerschaum
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=meerschaum