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pipeclay

(ˈpaɪpˌkleɪ)
n
(Geological Science) a fine white pure clay, used in the manufacture of tobacco pipes and pottery and for whitening leather and similar materials
vb
(tr) to whiten with pipeclay
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pipeclay


Past participle: pipeclayed
Gerund: pipeclaying

Imperative
pipeclay
pipeclay
Present
I pipeclay
you pipeclay
he/she/it pipeclays
we pipeclay
you pipeclay
they pipeclay
Preterite
I pipeclayed
you pipeclayed
he/she/it pipeclayed
we pipeclayed
you pipeclayed
they pipeclayed
Present Continuous
I am pipeclaying
you are pipeclaying
he/she/it is pipeclaying
we are pipeclaying
you are pipeclaying
they are pipeclaying
Present Perfect
I have pipeclayed
you have pipeclayed
he/she/it has pipeclayed
we have pipeclayed
you have pipeclayed
they have pipeclayed
Past Continuous
I was pipeclaying
you were pipeclaying
he/she/it was pipeclaying
we were pipeclaying
you were pipeclaying
they were pipeclaying
Past Perfect
I had pipeclayed
you had pipeclayed
he/she/it had pipeclayed
we had pipeclayed
you had pipeclayed
they had pipeclayed
Future
I will pipeclay
you will pipeclay
he/she/it will pipeclay
we will pipeclay
you will pipeclay
they will pipeclay
Future Perfect
I will have pipeclayed
you will have pipeclayed
he/she/it will have pipeclayed
we will have pipeclayed
you will have pipeclayed
they will have pipeclayed
Future Continuous
I will be pipeclaying
you will be pipeclaying
he/she/it will be pipeclaying
we will be pipeclaying
you will be pipeclaying
they will be pipeclaying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pipeclaying
you have been pipeclaying
he/she/it has been pipeclaying
we have been pipeclaying
you have been pipeclaying
they have been pipeclaying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pipeclaying
you will have been pipeclaying
he/she/it will have been pipeclaying
we will have been pipeclaying
you will have been pipeclaying
they will have been pipeclaying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pipeclaying
you had been pipeclaying
he/she/it had been pipeclaying
we had been pipeclaying
you had been pipeclaying
they had been pipeclaying
Conditional
I would pipeclay
you would pipeclay
he/she/it would pipeclay
we would pipeclay
you would pipeclay
they would pipeclay
Past Conditional
I would have pipeclayed
you would have pipeclayed
he/she/it would have pipeclayed
we would have pipeclayed
you would have pipeclayed
they would have pipeclayed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pipeclay - fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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Translations

pipeclay

[ˈpaɪpkleɪ]
A. Nalbero m
B. VTblanquear con albero
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