1. a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments; [syn: soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
soap-rock
n 1: a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel;
used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn:
soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite]