Crossword-Solution: STEATITES
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| Soapstones | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or
grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous
silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular
variety.
Hint 2 anagram
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BABY DOCTOR FOR SHORT
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Sentences with STEATITES (2)
The red seemed to be ochre, but what the white was we could not discover: it was close grained, saponaceous to the touch, and almost as heavy as white lead; possibly it might be a kind of _Steatites_, but to our great regret we could not procure a bit of it to examine.
Although the steatites have a very low degree of hardness--most of them can be scratched by the finger-nail--some difficulty is encountered in reducing them to fine powder.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1971).