Abeston

Abeston
ABESTON
Incombustible flax of Old Egypt mentioned by Pliny.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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  • abeston — obs. form of asbestos …   Useful english dictionary

  • asbestos — noun Etymology: Middle English albeston mineral supposed to be inextinguishable when set on fire, probably from Middle French abeston, from Medieval Latin asbeston, alteration of Latin asbestos, from Greek, unslaked lime, from asbestos… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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