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Meaning of SOAPSTONE

Pronunciation:  'sowp`stown

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
 

SOAPSTONE is a 9 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: soaprock, steatite
 
 See Also: talc, talcum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Soap"stone`\, n.
See {Steatite}, and {Talc}.

 

 

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