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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescure-pipe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyʁ pip
"Il a nettoyé sa pipe avec un cure-pipe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of wire covered with soft tufts of cotton or synthetic fiber, used for cleaning tobacco pipes.
"He used a pipe cleaner to remove the residue from his wooden tobacco pipe." - 2
A pliable, fuzzy wire used as a craft material for making small sculptures and decorations.
"The children twisted colorful pipe cleaners into various animal shapes during art class."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'pipe' (from Middle English, referring to smoking tubes) and 'cleaner' (from 'clean', Old English clæne). Originally invented in the 19th century specifically for removing moisture and ash from tobacco smoking pipes, its flexible wire-and-fuzzy construction later found widespread adoption in children's crafts and hobbies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pipe cleaner" is said worldwide
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cure-pipe
Transliteration: kyʁ pip
"Il a nettoyé sa pipe avec un cure-pipe."
Pfeifenputzer
Transliteration: ˈpfaɪfn̩ˌpʊt͡sɐ
"Die Kinder bastelten Figuren aus bunten Pfeifenputzern."
scovolino
Transliteration: skovoˈliːno
"Ha usato uno scovolino per pulire la pipa."
limpipipas
Transliteration: limpiapipas
Script: limpiapipas
"Los niños hicieron manualidades con limpiapipas de colores."
limpador de cachimbo
Transliteration: limpador de kaˈʃimbu
"Ele usou um limpador de cachimbo para remover a fuligem."
पाइप क्लीनर
Transliteration: paip kleenar
"बच्चे रंगीन पाइप क्लीनर से खिलौने बना रहे हैं।"
通条
Transliteration: tōngtiáo
"他用通条清理了烟斗里的烟灰。"
파이프 클리너
Transliteration: paipeu keulleineo
"아이들이 파이프 클리너로 공예품을 만들었습니다."
パイプクリーナー
Transliteration: paipu kurīnā
"子供たちはモール（パイプクリーナー）で動物を作りました。"
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