noun
Origin: ME pomis < OFr < L pumex < IE base *(s)poimno-, foam
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See pumice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman pomis
Origin: , from Late Latin pōmex
Origin: , from Latin pūmex
Origin: , alteration of spūma, foam
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