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Soapstone
Definitions
- 1 A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite. countable, uncountable
"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 a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments wordnet
- 3 Synonym of saponite. countable, uncountable
- 1 To scrub with soapstone. transitive
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.
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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