TRAVERTINE


Meaning of TRAVERTINE in English

[ 'travətɪn ]

■ noun white or light-coloured calcareous rock deposited from mineral springs, used in building.

Origin

C18: from Ital. travertino , tivertino , from L. tiburtinus 'of Tibur' (now Tivoli, near Rome).

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