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▪ I. Masonite1|ˈmeɪs(ə)naɪt|
[f. Mason + -ite.]
An adherent of the fanatical (millenarian) doctrines of John Mason of Water Stratford (died 1694).
1710Steele & Addison Tatler No. 257 ⁋12 Brownists, Independents, Masonites, Camisars, and the like.
▪ II. Masonite3|ˈmeɪsənaɪt|
Also masonite.
The proprietary name of a type of fibreboard made from wood-fibre pulped under high-pressure steam.
1926Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 Nov. 802/1 Mason Fibre Company, Laurel, Miss. Filed July 24, 1926. Masonite. Particular description of goods.—Fiber Board, Insulating Board, Composite Construction Board, Synthetic Lumber, or Artificial Lumber. 1933Sci. Amer. Jan. 39/1 Floors will be of Masonite cushioned flooring. 1948Archit. Rev. CIII. 270 (caption) The walls are covered with masonite sheeting fixed with broken recessed joints and slightly rounded corners, and painted grey-white. 1950in W. Schack Man. Plastics & Resins 279 Masonite (trade name) refers to a series of headboards having considerable structural strength and resistance to abrasion and moisture. 1970Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. LXXXII. 58 A five-digit counter, a speaker, two lights, and two standard Gerbrands rat levers were mounted on the lower panel (the unused lever was concealed by a masonite mask). 1970Southerly XXX. 186 His blunted thumb jerked over the hump of his shoulder, pierced the masonite lining, pierced the weatherboards, rode the thirty odd miles of train⁓tracks and arrived in Sydney. 1973Jrnl. Genetic Psychol. CXXII. 19 The stimuli used for pretraining and oddity training were multidimensional common household items and toys mounted on 4 × 4 inch brown-masonite squares. |