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Definition of Pumice
1. Noun. A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive.
2. Verb. Rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen.
Generic synonyms: Rub
Definition of Pumice
1. n. A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava. It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing and polishing. Called also pumice stone.
Definition of Pumice
1. to polish with a porous volcanic rock [v -ICED, -ICING, -ICES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pumice
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