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soapstone

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsoʊpˌstoʊn/

Definition of soapstone

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
    “To have a reliable fire, you'll need to carve a lamp from soapstone (you know what soapstone looks like, right?), render some oil for the lamp from blubber, and make a wick out of a particular species of moss.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
    “To have a reliable fire, you'll need to carve a lamp from soapstone (you know what soapstone looks like, right?), render some oil for the lamp from blubber, and make a wick out of a particular species of moss.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of saponite.

verb

  1. (transitive)To scrub with soapstone.

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Etymology

From soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap in multiple ways: their feel, appearance, and carvability. First use appears c. 1681, in the writings of Nehemiah Grew.

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