[ˈsɪpəlɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an Italian marble with veins of talc, mica, or quartz, showing alternating white and green streaks
(e.g: hand-painted cipolin marble plates)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from French, from Italian cipollino, from cipolla ‘onion’ (because its structure, having thin veins of other minerals, resembles onion skin)