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词汇 soap-stone
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soap-stone n.

also soapstone, type of talc, 1680s, from soap (n.) + stone (n.). So called because it occasionally was used for cleaning; it also was heated and put in griddles for foot-warming, etc.

updated on February 16, 2023

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