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UK
/sˈəʊpstəʊn/
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NOUN
- a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
How To Use soapstone In A Sentence
- A roomy soapstone sink - Tom's idea - took the place of a shallow stainless-steel model; the soapstone complements the honed granite on the countertops.
- Since pipes played an important role in the lives of the Indians, many are elaborately carved or decorated wood, with bowls of finely engraved soapstone.
- On a table next to his chair, close at hand, he kept his collection of tiny soapstone sculptures. THE X FILES 3: GROUND ZERO
- In Scandinavia many bowls and cooking vessels have been found carved from soapstone, or steatite, a mineral that is very heat tolerant.
- Elayna gave me a gorgeous carved soapstone skull - the skull is all lacy curlicues, and you can see the brain inside, and its beautiful and perfect. Monday
- In Scandinavia many bowls and cooking vessels have been found carved from soapstone, or steatite, a mineral that is very heat tolerant.
- If you had paid $40 for a figure marked "soapstone," then found out it was jade, would you give $100 back to the estate sale company? LJWorld.com stories: News
- It felt soft, almost like soapstone, but had the look of clay.
- It is a shallow crescent-shaped vessel of potstone, or what is called soapstone from its soapy feel. Peter the Whaler
- During the Ming and Qing periods (1368-1911) marble, malachite, turquoise, yellow quartz, soapstone and became popular with collectors for their colorful appearance.