pipestone

[ pahyp-stohn ]

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noun

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

pipestone

/ ˈpaɪpˌstəʊn /

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

First recorded in 1755–65; pipe ¹ + stone

A few days later two solitary teepees stood on the shore of the pond, under the red cliffs of the Pipestone Quarry.

They are chiefly made of a soft stone something like the pipestone used by the present Indians which approaches soapstone.

All tribes, even those at war, could claim asylum at the red pipestone.

Lewis drew forth his imposing calumet of red pipestone and lighted it.

Here they remained for a day quarrying pipestone and fashioning pipes.

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