soap-stonen.
/ˈsəʊpstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈsoʊpˌstoʊn/ Mineralogy. attributive.1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2201/1 Soapstone pencils, made from a peculiar stone found near Castleton, Vt.1883 Cent. Mag. 26 596/2 The hearth of an open soap~stone stove.1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 July 12/1 Works of art in Foochow soap-stone ware.
a. A massive variety of talc, of which various kinds are found in several countries, having a smooth greasy feel, and used for various economical or ornamental purposes (occasionally as a soap); soap-rock, steatite; also loosely applied to certain soft clays, etc.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > talc or steatite
Venetian earth1660
soap-stone1681
soap-earth1696
Venetian talca1728
soap-rock1746
steatite1758
lapis ollaris1794
lardite1794
ollite1811
Venetian chalk1839
Venice talc1867
French chalk1882
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > steatite
Venetian earth1660
soap-stone1681
soap-earth1696
Venetian talca1728
soap-rock1746
steatite1758
lapis ollaris1794
lardite1794
ollite1811
Venetian chalk1839
Venice talc1867
1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. vi. 321 Soap-Stone, Steatites;..seeming like hard Suet, greasie to the touch.
1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 31 Steatites or Soap Stone, which is in such plenty.
1799 I. Weld Trav. N. Amer. 385 A stone of a very soft texture, called the soap stone, is very commonly found in the back parts of North America.
1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 261 The soapstone..at Lizard Point, Cornwall, when first extracted, may be kneaded like dough.
1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 50 At Centreport these unctuous marls or calcareous clays [of the chalk formation] are called by the people soap-stone.
1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. 195 Saponite, Piotine, Kerolite, Soapstone (not Steatite).
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. V. 1422/1 Chinese figures of soapstone.
1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 229 Soapstone, a variety of fireclay, sometimes applied to Bind.
b. A slab or piece of this, fashioned for some special purpose.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > talc or steatite > piece of
soap-stone1890
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > steatite > piece of
soap-stone1890
1890 Cent. Mag. XL. 531 He..fished up a disused soap~stone.., put it on the stove.., and stood erect..till the soap~stone was warm.
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