brocatellon.
/ˌbrɒkəˈtɛləʊ/ A kind of variegated marble, clouded and veined white, grey, yellow and red, yellow usually prevailing; Sienna marble.
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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Marble There is also another Kind of antient Brocatelle dug near Adrianople.
1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 409/1 The beautiful Brocatello or Brocade marble of Italy and Spain.
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 534 Brocatelli Marble, an artificial marble made from fragments of natural marbles united by means of an artificial cement.
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