arborite
English
Etymology
Genericization of trademark Arborite.
Noun
arborite
- A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
- 1994, Richard Stevenson, Flying Coffins, →ISBN, page 37:
- Green creatures extending first one leg, then another after blasts of water have failed to send them down memory's drain: you can practically hear them scuttle, pointed leaves raised defiantly like crab pinchers above the arborite of our countertops.
- 2002, Dragan Vujic, Dark Shadow of the Werewolf, →ISBN, page 105:
- An empty shot glass accompanied a half full vodka bottle on the dull gray arborite counter.
- 2013, Margot Griffiths, Angel Hair, →ISBN, page 125:
- A sheet of beige arborite was leaning up against the newly finished garage wall.
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Synonyms
- formica
Hyponyms
- Formica (the trademarked brand name material)
- Arborite (the trademarked brand name material)