cipolin

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A white-green wavy-banded form of marble, used in buildings in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It consists of coloured veins of epidote and chlorite. countable,uncountable

词形变化

cipolins plural chipolin alternative cipollino alternative

词源

From Italian cipollino (“a little onion”), from cipolla (“onion”) (compare English cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.
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