masonite
Meanings
noun
- A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of masonite.
Word forms
Etymology
From Mason + -ite, after William H. Mason, who patented the process for making it.
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