英语词汇pumice的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pumice
词源	pumice. Pumice is a porous, spongy form of volcanic glass used as an abrasive or polish; there is an entire mountain of it on the island of Lipari. In 1645 one writer reported that “Ital- ians to this day have the habit of pumicing their skin to get off the hair.” Pumice comes from the Latin Pumex, for the sub- stance, while pounce, “a fine powder formerly used to blot ink on paper,” comes from the same source.
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