• Arborite

    Origin

    Genericization of trademark Arborite.

    Full definition of arborite

    Noun

    arborite

    1. A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
      • 1994, Richard Stevenson , Flying Coffins , 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 , An empty shot glass accompanied a half full vodka bottle on the dull gray arborite counter.
      • 2013 , Margot Griffiths , Angel Hair, A sheet of beige arborite was leaning up against the newly finished garage wall.

    Synonyms

    Hyponyms

    • Formica (the trademarked brand name material)
    • Arborite (the trademarked brand name material)
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