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De - Pt| English Dictionary: asbestos | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for asbestos | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Asbestus \As*bes"tus\, Asbestos \As*bes"tos\ (?; 277), n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. [?] (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; 'a priv. + [?] to extinguish.] (Min.) 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. Note: The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which are incombustible. The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies, and has been recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also employed in the manufacture of iron safes, for fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks. Some varieties are called amianthus. --Dana. | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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asbestos adj. [common] Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from {flame}s; also in other highly {flame}-suggestive usages. See, for example, {asbestos longjohns} and {asbestos cork award}. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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asbestos one from {flames}; also in other highly {flame}-suggestive usages. E.g., {asbestos longjohns}, {asbestos cork award}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-02-06) | |
