Meerschaum

Origin

Borrowing from de Meerschaum.

Full definition of meerschaum

Noun

1. (uncountable) A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.
• 1956, w, Crime out of Mind Chapter 14, He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
2. (countable) A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum.