soapstone
pronunciation
How to pronounce soapstone in British English:
UK [ˈsəʊpstəʊn]
How to pronounce soapstone in American English:
US [ˈsoʊpstoʊn]
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- Noun:
- a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
Word Origin
- soapstone (n.)
- type of talc, 1680s, from soap (n.) + stone (n.). So called because it is occasionally used for cleaning.
Example
- 1. Soapstone collection on the international market value ( cinnabar )
- 2. One side in alabaster , one in soapstone . What do you think ?
- 3. At a shopping center in harare popular with tourists , gamuchirai kaparadza sells zimbabwean bills alongside clay pots and soapstone carvings .
- 4. Soapstone carvings of grotesque creatures , meant to ward off bad spirits capped the flying buttresses along the palace rooftop , set in different angles and curves .
- 5. The greenish color of the water , and the river 's name , is most likely derived from the green soapstone in some of its banks .