cipolin
noun
cipo·lin
ˈsipələ̇n,
¦sēpə¦laⁿ
variants or cipollino
ˌchēpəˈlē(ˌ)nō
plural -s
: a light-colored Roman marble containing layers of micaceous minerals and abundant silicates
Word History
Etymology
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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