parmazo marble

noun

par·​ma·​zo marble

ˈpärməˌzō-,

pärˈmä(ˌ)zō-

: a marble of northern Italy having a coarse network of dark veins on a white or grayish ground

Word History

Etymology

parmazo perhaps modification of Italian paonazzo, pavonazzo pavonazzo

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