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cipolin
CIDE DICTIONARY
cipolin, n. [It. cippollino, prop., a little onion, fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.].
A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cipolin, n. an Italian white-and-green marble.
Etymology
F cipolin or It. cipollino f. cipolla onion
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