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Definition of Masonite
1. Noun. A type of fiberboard.
Definition of Masonite
1. Noun. type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Masonite
1. fiberboard made from steam-exploded wood fiber -- a trademark [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masonite
Literary usage of Masonite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries: Including by James Dwight Dana (1854)
"The masonite fuses with difficulty^ to a dark green enamel. ... The masonite
occurs in compact argillite, near Natic village, Rhode Island. ..."
2. A System of Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries: Including by James Dwight Dana (1854)
"The masonite fuses with difficulty to a dark green enamel. ... The masonite occurs
in compact argillite, near Natic village, Rhode Island. ..."
3. Report on the Geology of Rhode Island by Providence Franklin Society, Charles Thomas Jackson (1887)
"Composition of Chloritoid or Chlorite-spar, and Masonite." Suggests retaining
name Masonite for hydrous chloritoid. Also in Amer. Journ. Science,* vol. ..."
4. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"*PHYLLITE, Thomson; Masonite, Jackson. [H=5'5. G.=3'45. ... Masonite, 28'27 32'16
33'72 50 The phyllite was analyzed by Thomson, and the Masonite by Whitney ..."
5. An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy by William Phillips, Henry James Brooke, William Hallows Miller (1852)
"Masonite ; Jackson. Cleavage in one direction, very perfect. In thin leaves
translucent. Lustre pearly. Blackish-green. Streak greenish- white. Brittle. ..."
6. The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana. 1837-1868: Descriptive Mineralogy by James Dwight Dana, Edward Salisbury Dana (1892)
"BB nearly infusible; becomes darker and magnetic. Completely decomposed by
sulphuric acid. The masonite fuses with difficulty to a dark green enamel. ..."
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