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Pumice

//ˈpʌm.ɪs// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies. countable, uncountable

    "The wind blew close to the ground - it rooted among the tussock grass - slithered along the road, so that the white pumice dust swirled in our faces - settled and sifted over us and was like a dry-skin itching for growth on our bodies."

  2. 2
    a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To abrade or roughen with pumice. transitive
  2. 2
    rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman and Old French pomis (“pumice stone”), from Latin pūmex (“pumice stone”). Doublet of pounce.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman and Old French pomis (“pumice stone”), from Latin pūmex (“pumice stone”). Doublet of pounce.

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