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Definition of pipestem in English: pipestemnoun ˈpʌɪpstɛm 1The stem of a tobacco pipe. 2Originally US (chiefly humorous). A thin leg or arm. 3US. A white-flowered Californian clematis, Clematis lasiantha. 4United States regional. A white-flowered clematis of the western United States and Canada, Clematis ligusticifolia (the western white clematis).
adjective ˈpʌɪpstɛm 1Originally US. Of an arm or leg: extremely thin. 2US. Of trousers: tight-fitting, straight.
Origin Mid 18th century. From pipe + stem. Definition of pipestem in US English: pipestemnounˈpʌɪpstɛm 1The stem of a tobacco pipe. 2Originally US (chiefly humorous). A thin leg or arm. 3US. A white-flowered Californian clematis, Clematis lasiantha. 4United States regional. A white-flowered clematis of the western United States and Canada, Clematis ligusticifolia (the western white clematis).
adjectiveˈpʌɪpstɛm 1Originally US. Of an arm or leg: extremely thin. 2US. Of trousers: tight-fitting, straight.
Origin Mid 18th century. From pipe + stem. |