Latin definition for: asbestos, asbesti
noun
Definitions:
- iron-gray stoner from Arcadia (not common asbestos) (L+S)
- mineral or gem
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
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