asbestineadj.
/azˈbɛstɪn/ a. Of, pertaining to, or having the properties of, asbestos; not liable to take fire, incombustible.
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1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 305 A good man like an Asbestine Garment,..when foul, is clensed by burning.
1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 116 An Asbestin Paper, that shall last perpetually.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 38/2 With a fine silky or asbestine lustre.
b. figurative.
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1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 204/2 The asbestine quality of my mind.
1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 134 They, their asbestine expurgation passed..Thrice recreate, shall rise.
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