"pumice" meaning in English

See pumice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌm.ɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pumice.wav [UK] Forms: pumice [singular], pumices [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Pumice is a light, porous rock that forms when lava solidifies very quickly.
    Sense id: simple-pumice-en-noun-6dbB6-YJ

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʌm.ɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pumice.wav [UK] Forms: pumice [canonical], pumices [third-person, singular], pumiced [past], pumiced [past, participle], pumicing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pumic|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pumice something, you rub its surface with pumice.
    Sense id: simple-pumice-en-verb-1qKNjoy7
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