pipestone

[ pahyp-stohn ]

/ ˈpaɪpˌstoʊn /

noun

a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.

Origin of pipestone

First recorded in 1755–65; pipe¹ + stone

Words nearby pipestone

piperonal, piperonyl butoxide, pipe snake, pipes of Pan, pipestem, pipestone, pipette, pipe up, pipe vine, pipewort, pipe wrench

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Example sentences from the Web for pipestone

A few days later two solitary teepees stood on the shore of the pond, under the red cliffs of the Pipestone Quarry.
Red Hunters And the Animal People|Charles A. Eastman
This crossing had been for generations the fording place of the red peoples in their pilgrimages to the pipestone quarry.
The Spirit Lake Massacre|Thomas Teakle
After passing the pipestone falls, we entered country new to us, where the valley became much wider.
With the Indians in the Rockies|James Willard Schultz
A stone from Ohio, for pipestone from Dakota, or for a stone from any other State.
Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881|Various

They are chiefly made of a soft stone something like the pipestone used by the present Indians which approaches soapstone.
The Mound Builders|George Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for pipestone

pipestone

/ (ˈpaɪpˌstəʊn) /

noun

a variety of consolidated red clay used by Native Americans to make tobacco pipes

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单词	pipestone
释义	pipestone [ pahyp-stohn ] / ˈpaɪpˌstoʊn / noun a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes. Origin of pipestone First recorded in 1755–65; pipe¹ + stone Words nearby pipestone piperonal, piperonyl butoxide, pipe snake, pipes of Pan, pipestem, pipestone, pipette, pipe up, pipe vine, pipewort, pipe wrench Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pipestone A few days later two solitary teepees stood on the shore of the pond, under the red cliffs of the Pipestone Quarry. Red Hunters And the Animal People\|Charles A. Eastman This crossing had been for generations the fording place of the red peoples in their pilgrimages to the pipestone quarry. The Spirit Lake Massacre\|Thomas Teakle After passing the pipestone falls, we entered country new to us, where the valley became much wider. With the Indians in the Rockies\|James Willard Schultz A stone from Ohio, for pipestone from Dakota, or for a stone from any other State. Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881\|Various They are chiefly made of a soft stone something like the pipestone used by the present Indians which approaches soapstone. The Mound Builders\|George Bryce British Dictionary definitions for pipestone pipestone / (ˈpaɪpˌstəʊn) / noun a variety of consolidated red clay used by Native Americans to make tobacco pipes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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