steatite
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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
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 Edward Whymper
Mr. Sugg commenced the manufacture of this burner in steatite in the year 1868; and since that time the burner has been extensively employed, and its advantages widely recognized.
From Gas Burners Old and New by Owen Merriman
One of them seized it, and drew forth its contents—which proved to be a pipe-head of the red clay-stone—the celebrated steatite.
From The Boy Hunters by Unknown
Porcelain beads are picked up, and a stone idol has been found, as also tubes of lead, blue steatite, syphon-like, drilled, twelve inches long, and finely polished.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
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