cipolin

n. [ It. cippollino, prop., a little onion, fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another. ] (Min.) A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. colin; prop. a dim. of Colas, contr. fr. Nicolas Nicholas. ] (Zool.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite. [ 1913 Webster ]