Meaning of steatite | Babel Free

Definitions

Soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Though a certain kind of paper is manufactured from bamboo pulp, the usual material of the books is the palm leaf, while for ordinary notebook purposes a kind of black tablet, called a parabeik, and a steatite pencil are employed.”

CEFR level