Poilite
/ˈpɔɪlʌɪt/Now rare
noun
A building material made of asbestos and cement, used in the form of tiles, sheets, etc.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Trade Marks Journal. Origin uncertain: perhaps from Po- + -i- + -lite.
- (as) clean (or neat) as a new pin
- (as) clear as a bell
- (as) clear as day
- (as) clear as mud
- (as) clear (or sound) as a bell
- Asclepius
- (as) cold as ice (or stone or the grave etc.)
- as common as muck
- ascomycete
- ascon
- (as) cool as a cucumber
- ascorbate
- ascorbic acid
- ascot
- ascot tie
- ascribable
- ascribe
- ascription
- as cross as two sticks
- ascus
- ASD
- (as) daft as a brush
- (as) dead as a doornail
- (as) dead as a (or the) dodo
- (as) dead as mutton