steatite
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of steatite
1595–1605; < Latin steatītēs < Greek steat- (stem of stéar ) fat, tallow + -ītēs -ite 1
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An 8th century circular box made of steatite with no decoration other than incised circles bears witness to the impact of east Iranian art on China under the Tang dynasty.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2011
A group found together, consisting of a sa amulet of bronze, a dark steatite cylinder, and a little glazed steatite draughtsman with a human head and traces of some sign inscribed below.
From El Kab by Quibell, James Edward
The water has eaten more deeply into some veins of steatite than in other places, and the presence of the steatite may possibly have had something to do with the formation of the gouffre.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
Rude attempt at carving a human face, steatite.
From American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 by Norman, Wm. B.
I brought away a singular specimen, having all the grain and even the fibrous markings of asbestos, which was nevertheless pure and unmistakable unfibred steatite.
From Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada by Jones, Robert H.
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