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cipolin definition

cipo·lin (sip′ə lin′)

noun

a variety of Italian marble with alternating layers or streaks of color, esp. of white and green

Etymology: Fr < It cipollino, lit., little onion (ult. < L cepa, onion): from its structure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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