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amiantus
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LNS
amiantus, amiantī
amiantus
ἀμίαντος
noun (m., 3
rd
Greek declension)
the amianth, a stone which may be separated into threads and spun, and is inconsumable by fire
asbestos, earth-flax
Abbreviations
amiantus, i, m.
, = ἀμίαντος (unspotted, pure), the amianth, a stone which may be separated into threads and spun, and is inconsumable by fire; asbestos, earth-flax, Plin. 36, 19, 31, § 139.