Albeston
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albeston — … 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
asbestos — asbestine /as bes tin, az /, asbestous, adj. asbestoid, asbestoidal, adj. /as bes teuhs, az /, n. 1. Mineral. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles. 2. a fabric woven from… … Universalium
Albiston — Although there have been attempts by former researchers to link this surname with other names such as Albison and Albion, there seems to be little doubt that Albiston stands on its own. It is clearly locational and Anglo Saxon pre 8th century in… … Surnames reference
asbestos — [14] Originally, the word we now know as asbestos was applied in the Middle Ages to a mythical stone which, once set alight, could never be put out; it came from the Greek compound ásbestos, literally ‘inextinguishable’, which was formed from the … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
asbestos — (n.) 1650s, earlier albeston, abestus (c.1100), name of a fabulous stone, which, set afire, could not be extinguished; from O.Fr. abeste, abestos, from L. asbestos quicklime (which burns when cold water is poured on it), from Gk. asbestos, lit.… … Etymology dictionary
asbestos — as•bes•tos [[t]æsˈbɛs təs, æz [/t]] n. 1) mir a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles and in building insulation 2) a fabric woven from asbestos fibers, formerly used for… … From formal English to slang
asbestos — [14] Originally, the word we now know as asbestos was applied in the Middle Ages to a mythical stone which, once set alight, could never be put out; it came from the Greek compound ásbestos, literally ‘inextinguishable’, which was formed from the … Word origins
asbestos — n. 1 a fibrous silicate mineral that is incombustible. 2 this used as a heat resistant or insulating material. Derivatives: asbestine adj. Etymology: ME f. OF albeston, ult. f. Gk asbestos unquenchable f. a not + sbestos f. sbennumi quench … Useful english dictionary
