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'''Aromatic''':  A type of tobacco which is either cased or top flavored in order to produce a taste and room note other than the tobacco's natural smell, whether simply sugar or molasses, whiskey or other alcohols, or many other flavorings.  Used as a major category for pipe tobaccos, along with non-aromatic and latakia based blends.
'''Aromatic''':  A type of tobacco which is either cased or top flavored in order to produce a taste and room note other than the tobacco's natural smell, whether simply sugar or molasses, whiskey or other alcohols, or many other flavorings.  Used as a major category for pipe tobaccos, along with non-aromatic and latakia based blends.


'''Army Mount''':  Also called a "military bit", a pipe with an army mount stem is designed to permit the stem to be removed from the pipe while hot by inclusion of a shank cap, often made of silver, to reinforce the briar.  A more elaborate variation of the army mount is the spigot.  According to most likely mythological history, the first army mount was invented when a World War One soldier fixed a broken pipe shank by inserting a spent rifle casing into it and piercing a hole for the stem.
'''Army Mount''':  Also called a "military bit", a pipe with an army mount stem is designed to permit the stem to be removed from the pipe while hot by inclusion of a shank cap, often made of silver, to reinforce the briar.  A more elaborate variation of the army mount is the spigot.  According to most likely mythological history, the first army mount was invented when a World War One soldier fixed a broken pipe shank by inserting a spent rifle casing into it and piercing a hole for the stem.  
 
[[File:Kaldenberg Army Mount.jpg|thumb|center|100px|An Army Mount Pipe]]


'''Author''':  According to the [[Author|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the Author is a beefed-up prince, featuring a flattened ball-shaped bowl and a heavy 1/8 to 1/4 bent stem.
'''Author''':  According to the [[Author|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the Author is a beefed-up prince, featuring a flattened ball-shaped bowl and a heavy 1/8 to 1/4 bent stem.
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'''Burley''':  A tobacco of light-colored variety grown primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee, the bulk of burley tobacco produced in the United States is used for cigarette production.  All burley today is of the white burley variety, and is often sweetened due to the low natural sugars present in the leaf.  Most aromatics use a base of burley due to its ready ability to absorb flavors.  While some claim burley does not age, it does improve with time.  However, this takes time measured in the several decades at least.
'''Burley''':  A tobacco of light-colored variety grown primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee, the bulk of burley tobacco produced in the United States is used for cigarette production.  All burley today is of the white burley variety, and is often sweetened due to the low natural sugars present in the leaf.  Most aromatics use a base of burley due to its ready ability to absorb flavors.  While some claim burley does not age, it does improve with time.  However, this takes time measured in the several decades at least.
'''Burnout''':  A term used to refer to a possible condition in estate pipes which, short of extraordinary effort on the part of a capable restorer, generally means the death of a particular pipe.  A burnout is a spot where char has actually penetrated or begun to penetrate the outer layer of the bowl.  Usually caused by hot smoking, although some claim burnout is always the fault of an unseen flaw in the briar.  Uneven packing can also result in one spot suffering more damage than others.  While most smokers stop smoking a particular pipe when burnout begins to appear, some continue smoking until they have burned straight through a wall or the foot of the pipe.


'''Button''':  The button is the raised portion at the end of a pipe mouthpiece or stem intended to permit the teeth purchase to hold the pipe.
'''Button''':  The button is the raised portion at the end of a pipe mouthpiece or stem intended to permit the teeth purchase to hold the pipe.
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'''Cob''':  The common parlance for a corn cob pipe, which in its loosest definition is simply any pipe with a bowl made from a dried and drilled corncob.  Traditionally fitted with river cane stems, most modern cobs have wood shanks and plastic bits.   
'''Cob''':  The common parlance for a corn cob pipe, which in its loosest definition is simply any pipe with a bowl made from a dried and drilled corncob.  Traditionally fitted with river cane stems, most modern cobs have wood shanks and plastic bits.   
'''Coin''':  A term used to refer to a single slice of tobacco cut from a rope or twist, and resembling a flake, except that it is round and often thinner.


'''Cumberland''':  Called brindle by Dunhill and others, cumberland is a form of vulcanite made with brown and red pigment added to the rubber to give it a marble like appearance.
'''Cumberland''':  Called brindle by Dunhill and others, cumberland is a form of vulcanite made with brown and red pigment added to the rubber to give it a marble like appearance.
'''Curly Cut''':  A term used to refer to tobacco which has been sliced from rope or twist tobacco into thin "coins", similar to flakes excepting that they are thinner and round.


'''Cut''':  Pipe tobacco may be cut as shag, ribbon, flake, plug, rope, discs, coins, or in other forms.  These terms simply refer to the manner in which the finished product is reduced into a small enough size to consume.  The most common cut is ribbon cut.
'''Cut''':  Pipe tobacco may be cut as shag, ribbon, flake, plug, rope, discs, coins, or in other forms.  These terms simply refer to the manner in which the finished product is reduced into a small enough size to consume.  The most common cut is ribbon cut.
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'''Delayed Gratification Technique''':  Or DGT, the habit of some pipe smokers to light a pipe and leave it to sit for hours or even days before completing the smoke.  Many blends gain a far different taste profile from this technique which some find pleasant.
'''Delayed Gratification Technique''':  Or DGT, the habit of some pipe smokers to light a pipe and leave it to sit for hours or even days before completing the smoke.  Many blends gain a far different taste profile from this technique which some find pleasant.
'''Delphin''':  A variation on the Ulmer pipe where the shank runs directly up the back of the bowl and there is no gap between the bowl and the shank.


'''Delrin''':  A brand name for polyoxymethylne or POM, also called acetal, polyacetal, or polyformaldehyde, delrin is a thermoplastic used by pipe makers as a material for non-integral stem tenons, and for screw-in tenons for meerschaum push/pull connections.  Delrin is appreciated as a "self-lubricating" material, meaning that it has a low drag coefficient to interfere with the smooth passage of smoke, and for the ease of reliance on separate stems and tenons.
'''Delrin''':  A brand name for polyoxymethylne or POM, also called acetal, polyacetal, or polyformaldehyde, delrin is a thermoplastic used by pipe makers as a material for non-integral stem tenons, and for screw-in tenons for meerschaum push/pull connections.  Delrin is appreciated as a "self-lubricating" material, meaning that it has a low drag coefficient to interfere with the smooth passage of smoke, and for the ease of reliance on separate stems and tenons.
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'''Don''':  A pipe shape, according to the [[Duke/Don|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], similar to a Duke but with a rudimentary shank and a vulcanite bit.  Sometimes, such as by [[Peterson]], called a tankard.
'''Don''':  A pipe shape, according to the [[Duke/Don|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], similar to a Duke but with a rudimentary shank and a vulcanite bit.  Sometimes, such as by [[Peterson]], called a tankard.
'''Doppelpfeife''':  A variation on the Ulmer shape hallmarked by two separate bowls, evidently intended to permit a smoker to mingle the tastes of two different tobaccos.


'''Dottle''':  The leftover plug of unburnt tobacco and ash left in the heel of a pipe bowl after smoking.  Dottle is avoided by smokers as a waste of tobacco and occasionally souring of the bowl, but is sometimes unavoidable.
'''Dottle''':  The leftover plug of unburnt tobacco and ash left in the heel of a pipe bowl after smoking.  Dottle is avoided by smokers as a waste of tobacco and occasionally souring of the bowl, but is sometimes unavoidable.
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== F ==
== F ==
'''Fill''':  A void, pit or flaw in the briar which is made level with the surface of the pipe with either putty or a mix of briar dust and cyanoacrylate glue and which, despite staining, is often visible on close inspection.


'''Fire Cured''':  Unlike flue cured tobacco, which is cured by indirect heat without smoke, fire cured tobacco is cured with smoke, in the tobacco equivalent of barbecuing.  Dark Fired Kentucky and Latakia are both fire cured, and the process results in lower sugars and higher nicotine in the leaf.
'''Fire Cured''':  Unlike flue cured tobacco, which is cured by indirect heat without smoke, fire cured tobacco is cured with smoke, in the tobacco equivalent of barbecuing.  Dark Fired Kentucky and Latakia are both fire cured, and the process results in lower sugars and higher nicotine in the leaf.
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'''Gourd Calabash''':  According to the [[Gourd Calabash|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], a gourd calabash is a pipe made from a calabash gourd which is dried and the seeds removed, and then fitted with a stem and meerschaum bowl cap.  The driest and smoothest of all pipes.
'''Gourd Calabash''':  According to the [[Gourd Calabash|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], a gourd calabash is a pipe made from a calabash gourd which is dried and the seeds removed, and then fitted with a stem and meerschaum bowl cap.  The driest and smoothest of all pipes.
'''Gravity Fill Method''':  Also called the Three Step Method, this is the method of packing a pipe most often taught to new smokers, and involves drizzling enough tobacco into the bowl to cover the heel, tamping very lightly, followed by drizzling tobacco to the rim twice and tamping after each time, with more pressure the on the last.


== H ==
== H ==
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'''Horn''':  According to the [[Horn|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the horn is a graceful freehand shape varying from a straight tapering tube to a more standard bent pipe, but in all cases with a smooth tapering from bowl to shank and no abrupt transitions.
'''Horn''':  According to the [[Horn|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the horn is a graceful freehand shape varying from a straight tapering tube to a more standard bent pipe, but in all cases with a smooth tapering from bowl to shank and no abrupt transitions.
[[File:Horn2.gif|thumb|center|100px|The Horn Shape]]


'''Hungarian''':  More commonly referred to as an Oom Paul, the Hungarian is a fully bent billiard named for former South African President Paulus Kruger, according to the [[Oom Paul/Hungarian|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]].
'''Hungarian''':  More commonly referred to as an Oom Paul, the Hungarian is a fully bent billiard named for former South African President Paulus Kruger, according to the [[Oom Paul/Hungarian|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]].
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'''Kabakolak''':  A family of Turkish tobacco strains similar to Basibali, but with wings on their leaf stems in addition to distinct stems.
'''Kabakolak''':  A family of Turkish tobacco strains similar to Basibali, but with wings on their leaf stems in addition to distinct stems.
'''Kalmasch''':  A traditional German pipe shape, primarily seen in meerschaum, hallmarked by a bowl and shank of nearly the same, large diameter with a slightly bent shank, and often a very long stem made of cherry wood, flexible tubing, and various other materials.
[[File:Barling Full 1850.jpg|thumb|center|100px|A Kalmasch Pipe]]


'''Katerini''':  A Turkish varietal of the Samsun basibali type, with a milder, sweeter leaf.  Grown southwest of Thessaloniki in the Greek province of Macedonia.
'''Katerini''':  A Turkish varietal of the Samsun basibali type, with a milder, sweeter leaf.  Grown southwest of Thessaloniki in the Greek province of Macedonia.
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'''Mellowing''':  Particularly used in referring to Latakia's tendency to be less overpowering after some aging, the term is sometimes used to refer to a general tendency of tobacco to become more smooth with age.
'''Mellowing''':  Particularly used in referring to Latakia's tendency to be less overpowering after some aging, the term is sometimes used to refer to a general tendency of tobacco to become more smooth with age.
'''Morta''':  Also known as bog-wood or abonos, morta is a material cut from trees which have been buried in peat bogs and near-petrified by the acidic and anaerobic conditions of the bog for a period sometimes hundreds or even thousands of years long.  It is valued for its very high mineral content and resulting resistance to fire.


'''Mortise''':  A mortise is at its most basic a hole cut or drilled to accept a smaller tenon and make a joint.  The joint has been used in woodworking for thousands of years, and in pipe construction generally appears as a hole drilled larger than the airway and at the same depth as the stem tenon.  Variations, however, are unlimited.
'''Mortise''':  A mortise is at its most basic a hole cut or drilled to accept a smaller tenon and make a joint.  The joint has been used in woodworking for thousands of years, and in pipe construction generally appears as a hole drilled larger than the airway and at the same depth as the stem tenon.  Variations, however, are unlimited.
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'''Pipe''':  A tube with a small bowl at one end used for the smoking of tobacco.
'''Pipe''':  A tube with a small bowl at one end used for the smoking of tobacco.
'''Pit''':  Briar grows underground and as such is prone to picking up bits of sand which create a void in the block, sometimes not noticeable until the pipe is nearly finished.  Traditionally pits, or sand pits, would simply be filled with putty and stained over for a value priced pipe.


'''P-Lip''':  A type of pipe mouthpiece invented by Peterson of Dublin and relying on a small hole on the top of a stem rather than a hole at its end.  Meant to reduce tongue bite by directing the flow of smoke away from the tongue.
'''P-Lip''':  A type of pipe mouthpiece invented by Peterson of Dublin and relying on a small hole on the top of a stem rather than a hole at its end.  Meant to reduce tongue bite by directing the flow of smoke away from the tongue.
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'''Prince''':  According to the [[Prince|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the prince is a pipe shape characterized by a squat rounded bowl and along, usually slightly bent stem with a short shank.  The pipe was named after Prince Albert, later King Edward VII, the Prince of Wales.
'''Prince''':  According to the [[Prince|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the prince is a pipe shape characterized by a squat rounded bowl and along, usually slightly bent stem with a short shank.  The pipe was named after Prince Albert, later King Edward VII, the Prince of Wales.
'''Push/Pull''':  The term generally used to describe a two part mortise and tenon system used in meerschaum pipes and developed by Andreas Bauer originally.  A push/pull consists of a threaded Delrin tenon and a separate threaded plastic mortise.  The preferred method of connecting stem and shank in meerschaum pipes, which lack the durability for long term use of a standard mortise/tenon connection.


== Q ==
== Q ==
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'''Srintil''':  A type of heavily fermented, air cured Indonesian tobacco grown in the Java region in the Temangung valley which grows at the top of a plant and by abnormality produces an extreme amount of resin, making it highly potent.  Fermentation details are thought to be similar to perique, and in 1983 approximately 3 tons a year of Srintil were grown worldwide.  Sometimes extracted in an aqueous solution for use as a flavoring agent.
'''Srintil''':  A type of heavily fermented, air cured Indonesian tobacco grown in the Java region in the Temangung valley which grows at the top of a plant and by abnormality produces an extreme amount of resin, making it highly potent.  Fermentation details are thought to be similar to perique, and in 1983 approximately 3 tons a year of Srintil were grown worldwide.  Sometimes extracted in an aqueous solution for use as a flavoring agent.
'''Stinger''':  Sometimes referred to as a "metal filter", "cleaner", or "condenser", a stinger is a metal protrusion containing the last portion of the airway in many pipes, primarily of the mid-20th century.  A stinger extends from the tenon on a stem into the shank of the pipe, generally in turn drilled with a deeper mortise to allow space.  Stingers were used commonly in non-filtered pipes for the majority of the twentieth century, but are no longer seen.
[[File:8.jpg|thumb|center|100px|Pipe stem with Stinger]]


'''Stummel''':  German for stump, the stummel is a complete pipe minus only a stem and any final adornments, including the bowl, shank, and transition between the two.
'''Stummel''':  German for stump, the stummel is a complete pipe minus only a stem and any final adornments, including the bowl, shank, and transition between the two.
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'''Ukulele''':  A pipe shape first designed by [[Sixten Ivarsson]] for the [[Pibe-Dan]] shop in the 1950s and named ukulele, some credit Ed [[Burak]] for the design which he considered a bulldog.  A ukulele is characterized by a domed, wide bowl and a wide oval shank with a flat bowl bottom, according to the [[Ukulele|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]].
'''Ukulele''':  A pipe shape first designed by [[Sixten Ivarsson]] for the [[Pibe-Dan]] shop in the 1950s and named ukulele, some credit Ed [[Burak]] for the design which he considered a bulldog.  A ukulele is characterized by a domed, wide bowl and a wide oval shank with a flat bowl bottom, according to the [[Ukulele|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]].
'''Ulmer''':  A pipe shape which took its name from the city of Ulm, Germany, and originally attributed to Johann Jakob Glöckle in the early 18th century, the ulmer is a full bent pipe in a "U" shape with a wider portion at the base.
[[File:Ulmer.JPG|thumb|center|100px|An Ulmer pipe]]


== V ==
== V ==
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