soapstone
2
6.5
- noun
- /ˈsoʊpˌstoʊn/
:
piedra jabonosa
- Jerome picked up a soapstone sculpture of a dolphin and held it in his open hand.
- soapstone statues
This guy, he's the soapstone guy and he's this Iraqi immigrant.
- This guy, he's the soapstone guy and he's this Iraqi immigrant.
Examples
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By Thursday, the children completed their books and placed them in our class library; they displayed their musical instruments and soapstone bead necklaces; their family history photos covered the wall, and we readied all the materials for the quilt assembly.
Academic text (1996) -
I cooked the pancakes on this cool old soapstone griddle.
Blog text (7) -
When he came back, there was a soapstone jar in his hand.
Fiction book (1994) -
One side in alabaster, the opposing side in soapstone.
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Even the snow that fell that year seemed dark and heavy, and night after night the hot soapstone my mother tucked under my quilt was as cold as a block of ice by morning.
Fiction book (1998) -
Inuit art, especially ivory and soapstone carving, was particularly imitative in its physical form.
Academic text (1990) -
In some cases, the Cro-Magnons crafted ivory and soapstone facsimiles of these same marine shells and animal teeth.
Academic text (1994) -
Around 800 statues in steatite (soapstone) were found together in the bush near the village of Esie.
Academic text (2000) -
Phemba statues of the Yombe and the mintadi or bitumba soapstone statues of the Mboma and Solongo display similar characteristics.
Academic text (2008) -
Jerome picked up a soapstone sculpture of a dolphin and held it in his open hand.
Synonyms
A soft heavy stone with a smooth soapy feel used to make sculptures, bowls, and heat safe countertops
A soft, smooth stone with a soapy feel that people use to carve fireplaces, tables, and decorative items
A soft heavy stone with a smooth soapy feel used for carving vases and hearths
Antonyms
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soapstone is a plain compound of soap and stone, named for the rock's 'soapy' smooth feel. That's why soapstone is soft and easy to carve and is used for hearths and sculptures, because it feels smooth and holds heat well.