# masonite

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #98,421

## Definitions
1. A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.

## Etymology
From Mason + -ite, after William H. Mason, who patented the process for making it.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/masonite