formica

created by rp
(thing) by rp (1.9 d) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:17:21
Cheap board made of wood pulp and glue, covered with plastic. Easy to clean. The name is inexplicable.

The Latin word for ant.

(idea) by Jeeves (5.6 y) (print)   (I like it!) Tue Jun 20 2000 at 22:55:05
The name "Formica" probably arose from its introduction as a substitute "for mica" in construction, according to the book _Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things_ by Charles Panati.
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:44:56

For*mi"ca (?), n. [L., an ant.] Zool.

A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant.

 

© Webster 1913.

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