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soaprock — noun a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments • Syn: ↑soapstone, ↑soap rock, ↑steatite • Hypernyms: ↑talc, ↑talcum * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun … Useful english dictionary
Soapstone — (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a metamorphic rock, a talc schist. It is largely composed of the mineral talc and is rich in magnesium. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occurs at the areas where… … Wikipedia
Royal Crown Derby — Pair of vases, 1772 1774, Derby Porcelain Factory (V A Museum no. 485 1875) The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is a porcelain manufacturer, based in Derby, England. The company, particularly known for its high quality bone china, has… … Wikipedia
Caughley ware — ▪ pottery porcelain produced by the Caughley China Works, a factory in Caughley, Shropshire, England. A local earthenware pottery was extended in 1772 by Thomas Turner to make soaprock (steatitic) porcelain; a close connection existed with the… … Universalium
Liverpool porcelain — soft paste porcelain, rather heavy and opaque, produced between 1756 and 1800 in various factories of Liverpool, Eng., largely for export to America and the West Indies. The earliest factory was Richard Chaffers and Co., whose steatitic, or … Universalium
soap-rock — noun a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments • Syn: ↑soapstone, ↑soaprock, ↑steatite • Hypernyms: ↑talc, ↑talcum … Useful english dictionary
soapstone — noun a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments • Syn: ↑soaprock, ↑soap rock, ↑steatite • Hypernyms: ↑talc, ↑talcum … Useful english dictionary
