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soapstone Definition

soap·stone (-stōn′)

noun

a compact, usually impure, massive variety of talc, used to make electrical insulators, stove linings, etc.

soapstone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fleck: Full description: Carving: Woman Hunter and child in gray soapstone flecked with green.

Adjective modifier

  • gray: Float is made from gray soapstone with wooden plug in circular hole at head end.
  • black: Bear ( b ) is carved from black soapstone.

Modifies a noun

  • carving: Day 10: Pond Inlet Today we return to Canadian soil at Pond Inlet, a settlement famous for its soapstone carvings.
  • vessel: Another observation from the research regards the decoration of soapstone vessels.
  • quarry: Excavations in an ancient soapstone quarry in the District of Columbia.

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