soapstone
soapstone · soapstones · soapstoned · soapstoning
To scrub with soapstoneTo scrub with soapstone.
US/ˈsoʊpˌstoʊn/
» Atuqtuaq is excellent at soapstone carving.
nonong · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo scrub with soapstone.
Examples
2 sentencesAtuqtuaq is excellent at soapstone carving.
Atuqtuaq is an apprentice at soapstone carving.
Origin
From soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap iFrom soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap in multiple ways: their feel, appearance, and carvability. First use appears c. 1681, in the writings of Nehemiah Grew.
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Forms
soapstones, soapstoning, soapstoned, soapstoned| Base form | soapstone · to soapstone |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | soapstones |
| Present participle | soapstoning |
| Past simple | soapstoned |
| Past participle | soapstoned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.