Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Parian marble : so called by Pliny.
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Examples
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"A fortune!" said Sulla, holding up one of the particolored stones the locals called lychnites.
The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990
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