SOAPSTONE

soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite

(noun) a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

soapstone (countable and uncountable, plural soapstones)

(geology) a soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite

Verb

soapstone (third-person singular simple present soapstones, present participle soapstoning, simple past and past participle soapstoned)

(transitive) To scrub with soapstone.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Soap"stone`, n.

Definition: See Steatite, and Talc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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