cipolin

== English == === Alternative forms === chipolin, cipollino === Etymology === 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. === Noun === cipolin (countable and uncountable, plural cipolins) (mineralogy) 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “cipolin”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. “cipolin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === picolin == French == === Alternative forms === chipolin === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cipollino (“a little onion”), from cipolla (“onion”). (compare French ciboule) So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another. === Noun === cipolin m (plural cipolins) cipolin (“a type of marble”) === Further reading === “cipolin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cipollino. === Noun === cipolin n (uncountable) cipolin (marble) ==== Declension ====