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soapstone

soaps·tone

US/ˈsoʊpˌstoʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments

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Origin

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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