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masonite

noun

Etymology

From Mason + -ite, after William H. Mason, who patented the process for making it.

  1. derived from *metn-✻
  2. derived from *mattjō✻ — “cutter”
  3. derived from *mag-✻ — “to knead, mix, make”
  4. derived from *makōn✻ — “to work, build, make”
  5. derived from *makjō✻ — “maker, builder”
  6. derived from maciō — “carpenter, bricklayer”
  7. derived from maçon
  8. derived from machun
  9. inherited from masoun
  10. suffixed as masonite — “Mason + ite”

Definitions

  1. A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with…

    A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.

    • All recently-constructed coaches have varnished masonite panelling.
    • "Wobbling" is shaking a warped Masonite board to produce bizarre rhythmic sounds.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of masonite.

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