soapstone

Definition

  • noun: a type of soft stone that feels like soap
  • noun: a soft stone having a 'soapy' feel and composed essentially of talc, chlorite, and often some magnetite
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • a 'soapstone' sculpture

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) for the beer. The man likes to play chess. Let's get him some rocks. Guys! I got one. I got one. Look! Heywood, that isn't soapstone! And it ain't alabaster either. What are you, a fucking geologist? He's right. It ain't. -What the hell is it then? -It's a horse apple. -Bullshit! -No, horseshit. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption
  • (..) Sure. We could get a board together. You're talking to the right man. I can get things, right? We might do business on a board, and I'll carve the pieces myself. One side in alabaster, one in soapstone. What do you think? I think it'll take years. Years I got. What I don't have are the rocks. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption