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(n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Asbestos'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/asbestos.html. 1828.
 
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