catlinite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.

Word forms

catlinite catlinites

Etymology

From Catlin + -ite, after George Catlin, an American painter who travelled in the region.

Synonyms

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