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Rottenstone

noun
1.
A weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing.  Synonym: tripoli.





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"Rottenstone" Quotes from Famous Books



... varnish in a day—one in the morning, another at night. When you think it looks clear and sufficiently thick, give it another coat without using the sand-paper after it; let it stand four days; then rub it all over with pounded rottenstone, and wipe it off with a wet cloth; after which take a little Florence oil and hair-powder, and ...
— The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 • Unknown


Words linked to "Rottenstone" :   limestone, tripoli


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