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cipolin
noun
cipo·lin
\ˈsipələ̇n, ¦sēpə¦laⁿ\
variants: or
cipollino
\ˌchēpəˈlē(ˌ)nō\Definition of cipolin
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: a light-colored Roman marble containing layers of micaceous minerals and abundant silicates
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Origin and Etymology of cipolin
borrowed from French & Italian; French cipolin, cipollin, borrowed from Italian (marmo) cipollino, from cipollino, masculine variant of cipollina, diminutive of cipolla “onion”; so called because the marble's wavy veins suggest the layers of an onion
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