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pumice
[ puhm-is ]
noun
- Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
verb (used with object)
, pum·iced, pum·ic·ing.
- to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice.
pumice
/ ˈpʌmɪs; pjuːˈmɪʃəs /
noun
- Also calledpumice stone a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing
verb
- tr to rub or polish with pumice
pumice
/ pŭm′ĭs /
- A usually light-colored, porous, lightweight rock of volcanic origin. The pores form when water vapor and gases escape from the lava during its quick solidification into rock.
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Derived Forms
- pumiceous, adjective
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Other Words From
- pu·mi·ceous [pyoo-, mish, -, uh, s], adjective
- pumic·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pumice1
C15 pomys, from Old French pomis, from Latin pūmex
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Example Sentences
The top and bottom (fronts) were trimmed perfectly smooth, polished with pumice-stone, and often painted black.
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He banked left and followed the contour of the mountain, and found another group of soldiers camped near the pumice works.
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They've probably set things up at the pumice works if there's water there.
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Rick circled low over the pumice works while the loud-speakers blasted at the troops below.
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Kneeling with one knee upon the ground, each took me by a leg and began rubbing the soles of my feet with a pumice stone.
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