Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Lucullean marble or lumachelle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A variety of black limestone, often polished for ornamental purposes.
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- noun mineralogy A variety of
black limestone , often polished for ornamental purposes.
Etymologies
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From Lucullus, a Roman consul, famous for his great wealth and luxury: compare French lucullite.
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