Soapstone

Definition

soapstone /'sǝƱpstǝƱm / n [U] ကံ့ကူ။

Examples

1. ‘It felt soft
2. almost like soapstone
3. but had the look of clay.’
4. ‘They'll focus on smaller vessels
5. such as outfitters' boats and boats carrying soapstone.’
6. ‘New surfaces are made from chemical compounds and are designed to mimic granite
7. limestone
8. marble
9. slate
10. or soapstone.’
11. ‘The stone is like soapstone
12. very slick and quite soft
13. easy to carve.’
14. ‘A roomy soapstone sink - Tom's idea - took the place of a shallow stainless-steel model; the soapstone complements the honed granite on the countertops.’
15. ‘In Scandinavia many bowls and cooking vessels have been found carved from soapstone
16. or steatite
17. a mineral that is very heat tolerant.’
18. ‘It is the only country which still regularly uses cookware carved from soapstone.’
19. ‘Other than ivory and wood
20. many other materials were used like bone
21. horn
22. shell
23. amber
24. soapstone or ceramic.’
25. ‘She began carving soapstone and ivory
26. beadwork and sewing caribou skins long before she took her first jewelry and metalwork course in Igloolik in 1992.’
27. ‘Without soapstone
28. many people will be unable to make a living
29. and families will suffer when the steady flow of cash ceases.’
30. ‘Moulds could also be made by carving out of stone
31. usually soapstone or slate and occasionally old Roman tiles.’
32. ‘Since pipes played an important role in the lives of the Indians
33. many are elaborately carved or decorated wood
34. with bowls of finely engraved soapstone.’
35. ‘See
36. the thing about soapstone is that it's porous.’
37. ‘Today all these figures are carved in wood
38. but materials such as bone
39. tusk
40. soapstone and reindeer antler are not commonly used.’
41. ‘In the center of the altar
42. to the back
43. was a lovely image of the Goddess
44. carved from soapstone.’
45. ‘Production procedures across granite
46. sandstone and soapstone
47. along with case studies complete the picture.’
48. ‘Most cooking pots were made from soapstone - this is due to the fact that in Norway's rocky terrain
49. the easily carved soapstone is quite common
50. but clay deposits are quite rare.’
51. ‘For years
52. small pieces of soapstone and marble have been hacked from the highway for use in carvings.’
53. ‘Besides seeing a shift in subject matter
54. she said many Inuit carvers now experiment with different media
55. going beyond soapstone with works of limestone
56. silver
57. ebony or copper.’
58. ‘Inside
59. a carver kneels on the ground sanding a piece of soapstone.’