Associations to the word «Soapstone»

Wiktionary

SOAPSTONE, noun. (geology) a soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite
SOAPSTONE, verb. (transitive) To scrub with soapstone.

Dictionary definition

SOAPSTONE, noun. A soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King