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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tripoli

/trĭp'-əl-ē/ · Trip·o·li · IPA /ˈtɹɪpəli/
01 n. An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells…
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    An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.(Min.)