masonite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of masonite.

Word forms

masonite

Etymology

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

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