pavonazzetton.
/ˌpavənatˈsɛtəʊ/, U.S. /ˌpɑvəˌnɑtˈsɛdoʊ/ A variegated stone similar to pavonazzo.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > marble > red
rosso antico1730
pavonazzetto1793
pavonazzo1816
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > marble > variegated
onychites1569
rance1605
onychite1651
brocatello1728
brocatelle1756
pavonazzetto1793
cipolin1798
pavonazzo1816
saveloy marble1839
Algerian onyx1856
onyx marble1862
1793 J. E. Smith Sketch of Tour on Continent 414 I observed a specimen of a very beautiful marble,..something like Pavonazzetto, but more party-coloured.
1860 G. S. Hillard Six Months in Italy 317 The pavement of the Pantheon, composed of porphyry, pavonazzetto, and giallo antico..is the finest in Rome.
1901 J. M. M. Charleson Eain Macarthon Introd. 3 A golden cross, flanked with white roses and lilies in vases of pavonazzetto.
1951 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 41 89 To the first group belong a number of more or less fragmentary texts, mostly on Phrygian marble (pavonazzetto).
2002 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 7 Dec. 8 These figures..were over three meters tall, and made not only of pavonazzetto, but also of red and green porphyry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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