noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards. uncountable

   "All recently-constructed coaches have varnished masonite panelling."

2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of masonite. alt-of, uncountable
3. 3
   a type of fiberboard wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

asphaltclapboardconcretematerialpaneling

Example

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"All recently-constructed coaches have varnished masonite panelling."

Etymology

From Mason + -ite, after William H. Mason, who patented the process for making it.

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