Masonite

Masonite
Masonite Masonite prop. n. [trademark.] A type of fiberboard. [trademark] [WordNet 1.5]

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  • masonite® — {{hw}}{{masonite®}}{{/hw}}s. f. Nome commerciale di materiale da costruzione formato da un impasto di fibre di legno e collanti, laminato in fogli; usata come isolante termico e acustico …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • Masonite — 1926, proprietary name of a type of fiberboard, by Mason Fibre Company, Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. As a word in mineralogy for a type of chloritoid, it honors Owen Mason of Providence, R.I …   Etymology dictionary

  • Masonite — ☆ Masonite [mā′sən īt΄ ] [after W. H. Mason (1877 1947?), U.S. engineer] trademark for a kind of hardboard made from pressed wood fibers, used as building material, insulation, etc. n. [also m ] such hardboard …   English World dictionary

  • Masonite® — /māˈsə nīt/ (N American, Aust and NZ) noun A kind of dark brown hardboard ORIGIN: William H Mason (died 1940), its US inventor …   Useful english dictionary

  • Masonite — William Henry Mason. (Walter William Ouless) …   Wikipedia

  • Masonite ® —    A trademark used for a type of fiberboard employed as a surface for painting, but manufactured principally as wallboard for use in insulation, paneling, etc. It is dark brown, with one side that is very smooth, and the other bearing the… …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • Masonite International — Corporation   Type Private Industry Manufacturing Founded   Headquarters Tampa, Florida, United States Key people …   Wikipedia

  • Masonite — trademark used for fiberboard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Masonite® — m Marca registrada de un cartуn duro recocido …   Diccionario de Construcción y Arquitectur

  • Masonite{™} — n [U] a US make of board or sheet consisting of small pieces of wood that have been pressed and stuck together. It is made to look like smooth sections of wood and is used to build doors, walls, roofs, etc. * * * …   Universalium

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