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cipolin

cipolin noun: 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.

Noun

cipolin (countable and uncountable, plural cipolins)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    chipolin, cipollino

cipolin meaning in Tamil

cipolin in Tamil

இத்தாலியச் சலவைக்கல்

Synonyms of cipolin

Forms of cipolin

pluralcipolins
alternative formchipolin
alternative formcipollino

Origin of cipolin

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.

Questions about cipolin

What does cipolin mean?
Cipolin means 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.
What is cipolin in Tamil?
Cipolin in Tamil is இத்தாலியச் சலவைக்கல். See Cipolin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cipolin?
Cipolin is a noun.
What is the plural of cipolin?
The plural of cipolin is cipolins.

Words near cipolin in the dictionary

  1. ciphony
  2. cipionate
  3. Cipitio
  4. ciplanevimune
  5. CIPM
  6. cipolin
  7. cipolins
  8. Cipolla
  9. Cipollas
  10. cipolline onion
  11. cipolline onions

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