green+porphyry
11oriental verd antique — Verd antique Verd an*tique [F. vert antique a kind of marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde antico.] (Min.) (a) A mottled green serpentine marble. (b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}. [1913 Webster] …
12Verd antique — Verd an*tique [F. vert antique a kind of marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde antico.] (Min.) (a) A mottled green serpentine marble. (b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}. [1913 Webster] …
13Egeria (mythology) — Egeria was a water nymph in Roman mythology. She was most famously the second wife and counselor of the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.Her name is used as an eponym for a woman advisor or counselor .FunctionEgeria gave wisdom and prophecy in …
14verde antique — noun a dark green impure marble • Syn: ↑verd antique • Hypernyms: ↑marble * * * noun see verd antique * * * verd an|tique or verde antique «VURD an TEEK», 1 …
15Laconia — /leuh koh nee euh/, n. 1. an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Cap.: Sparta. 2. a city in central New Hampshire. 15,575. * * * ▪ New Hampshire, United States city, seat of Belknap county, central New Hampshire, U.S., on the… …
16Spoleto — • Archdiocese in Umbria, Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spoleto Spoleto † …
17ophite — n. (Min.) 1. Serpentine, ophiolite. 2. Verd antique marble. 3. Green porphyry, oriental verd antique …
18serpentine — I. a. Winding, meandering, crooked, anfractuous, spiral, tortuous, undulating, sinuous, twisted. II. n. Ophite, green porphyry …
19oriental verd-antique — A green porphyry • • • Main Entry: ↑verd antique …
20verd an|tique — or verde antique «VURD an TEEK», 1. an ornamental variety of marble consisting chiefly of serpentine mixed with calcite and dolomite, used especially by the Romans for interior decoration; serpentine marble. 2. a green porphyry. 3. = verdigris… …
