Pumic which comes from lava, has long been used for grinding and polishing, and for the building of roads (Frank Press).
to pumice one's skin. The slab is then pumiced to reduce it to a level surface (Ernest Spon).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pum·ice — /ˈpʌməs/ noun [noncount] : a gray stone that comes from volcanoes, is full of small holes, has a very light weight, and is used especially for smoothing and polishing things or for softening the skin called also pumice stone … Useful english dictionary
ice — ice; ice·berg; ice·bone; ice·land; ice·land·er; ice·less; ice·man; ice·man·ship; ice·ni; ice·shock·le; mal·ice·ful; nov·ice; nov·ice·ship; am·ice; ice·lan·dic; mal·ice; pum·ice; ven·ice; cot·ice; ice·ni·an; … English syllables
pum — cal·o·car·pum; pum·ic·er; pum·i·cite; pum·mies; pum·pel·ly·ite; pum·per·nick·el; pum·pet; pum·ple; tar·pum; wam·pum; wam·pum·peag; pum·ice; pum·mel; pum·my; car·dio·car·pum; rhab·do·car·pum; … English syllables
pumice — pum·ice … English syllables
pumice — pum|ice [ˈpʌmıs] n also pumice stone [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pomis, from Latin pumex foam ] 1.) [U] very light grey rock from a ↑volcano that is crushed to a powder and used for cleaning 2.) a piece of pumice stone that you rub on … Dictionary of contemporary English
pumice — pum|ice [ pʌmıs ] or pumice ,stone noun uncount a very light gray stone from a VOLCANO a. count a piece of this stone that you use for rubbing your skin clean and smooth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pumice — pum•ice [[t]ˈpʌm ɪs[/t]] n. v. iced, ic•ing 1) pet a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive 2) to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME pomis(e) < AF pomis (cf. OFponce; see pounce III) <… … From formal English to slang
pumice-stone — pumˈice stone noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pumice … Useful english dictionary
pumice — Volcanic cinders ground to particles of varying sizes; used in dentistry for polishing restorations or teeth; an abrasive. [L. pumex (pumic ), a p. stone] * * * pum·ice pəm əs n a volcanic glass full of cavities and very light in weight used esp … Medical dictionary
Pumice — Pum ice, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma foam: cf. AS. pumic st[=a]n. Cf. {Pounce} a powder, {Spume}.] (Min.) A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
