# catlinite

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/catlinite