Masonite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Masonite in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪsənaɪt]
How to pronounce Masonite in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a type of fiberboard
Word Origin
- Masonite
- 1926, proprietary name of a type of fiberboard, by Mason Fibre Company, Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. As a word in mineralogy for a type of chloritoid, it honors Owen Mason of Providence, R.I.
Example
- 1. But what is most telling of all about masonite is who its next owners may be .
- 2. Four years on , with housing markets ravaged by subprime defaults and the wider crisis those triggered , masonite finally filed this march for bankruptcy protection in the delaware and ontario courts .