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Noun: soapstone  'sowp`stown
  1. A soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
    - soaprock, soap-rock, steatite

Derived forms: soapstones

Type of: talc, talcum

Encyclopedia: Soapstone