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Ma·son·ite

 (mā′sə-nīt′)
A trademark for a type of fiberboard employed for insulation, paneling, or partitions.
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Masonite

(ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt)
n
(Building) trademark Austral and NZ a kind of dark brown hardboard used for partitions, lining, etc
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Ma•son•ite

(ˈmeɪ səˌnaɪt)
Trademark.
a brand of hardboard.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Masonite - a type of fiberboardMasonite - a type of fiberboard      
fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board - wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
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Masonite International Corporation (NYSE:DOOR) disclosed on Monday that Cory Sorice has been appointed as senior vice president (SVP) and chief innovation officer, effective 19 August 2019.
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The closure spurred him to look a little closer at what else the company could do, and through his contacts at Flakeboard, came across a small manufacturer in Collingwood producing doorjambs for Masonite, a U.S.-headquartered doormaker.
1 The ASPIRO SERIES AUTHENTIC STILE AND RAIL doors from Masonite are offered in a range of domestic and exotic wood veneers as well as custom-made looks.
Once the research phase was complete, students began composing their works on large Masonite boards (minimum of 16" x 20", but most went even bigger than this).
In those early days she had already found her signature materials, too: acrylic on Masonite, a surface resistant enough for her careful brushwork and desired ultraflat finish.
Sultan combines industrial subject matter with industrial materials, such as tar and Masonite tiles, to create large-scale works that have such a physical presence they can be considered as much relief sculptures as paintings.