catlinite

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noun

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

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pipestone
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Meanings

nouncatlinite (countable and uncountable, plural catlinites)

plural catlinites

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

    Synonyms: pipestone

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
pipestone
Also see
pipestone

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

catlinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlinite

MLA

“catlinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlinite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catlinite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlinite.

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