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pumice
(pʌmɪs)
uncountable noun
Pumice is a kind of grey stone from a volcano and is very light in weight. It can be rubbed over surfaces, especially your skin, that you want to clean or make smoother.
pumice in British English
(ˈpʌmɪs)
noun
1. Also called: pumice stone
a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing
verb
2. (transitive)
to rub or polish with pumice
Derived forms
pumiceous (pjuːˈmɪʃəs) adjective
Word origin
C15 pomys, from Old French pomis, from Latin pūmexpumice in American English
(ˈpʌmɪs)
noun
1.
an extremely porous, glassy, extrusive igneous rock typically light enough to float on water, used as an abrasive and in making soaps, polishes, etc.
: also pumice stone verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpumiced or ˈpumicing
2.
to clean, polish, etc. with pumice
Derived forms
pumiceous (puˈmiceous) (pjuˈmɪʃəs) adjective
Word origin
ME pomis < OFr < L pumex < IE base *(s)poimno-, foamImage ofpumice
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