Piastraccian.

Brit.

/ˌpiːəˈstratʃə/, U.S.

/ˌpiəˈstrɑtʃiə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Piastraccia.

Etymology: < Piastraccia, the name of a quarry near Seravezza, between Carrara and Lucca in northern Italy, where the marble is quarried.

A variety of white marble with thin grey veins.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > marble > others

Florentine marble1706

Carraraa1728

rosso antico1730

giallo antico1741

campan1794

dolomite1794

ruin marble1798

turquin1811

picrite1814

landscape marble1816

snow1848

Irish green1850

palombino1859

Tennessee marble1875

corallite1883

stalagmite marble1895

Piastraccia1909

1909 Westm. Gaz. 9 June 11/3 The entrance hall and corridor walls are faced with polished Piastraccia and Swedish green marble.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions iii. i. 726 The gray-white Piastraccia, reflecting light from nowhere, veined with shadows.

1995 R. Fellows Edwardian Archit. vi. 105/2 Bright, tight boots rather than sandals trod the piastraccia of the staircases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piastraccia
释义	Piastraccian. Brit. /ˌpiːəˈstratʃə/, U.S. /ˌpiəˈstrɑtʃiə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Piastraccia. Etymology: < Piastraccia, the name of a quarry near Seravezza, between Carrara and Lucca in northern Italy, where the marble is quarried. A variety of white marble with thin grey veins. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > marble > others Florentine marble1706 Carraraa1728 rosso antico1730 giallo antico1741 campan1794 dolomite1794 ruin marble1798 turquin1811 picrite1814 landscape marble1816 snow1848 Irish green1850 palombino1859 Tennessee marble1875 corallite1883 stalagmite marble1895 Piastraccia1909 1909 Westm. Gaz. 9 June 11/3 The entrance hall and corridor walls are faced with polished Piastraccia and Swedish green marble. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions iii. i. 726 The gray-white Piastraccia, reflecting light from nowhere, veined with shadows. 1995 R. Fellows Edwardian Archit. vi. 105/2 Bright, tight boots rather than sandals trod the piastraccia of the staircases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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