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Meaning of toelo | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
toˈelo̝

Definitions

  1. marrow
    archaic, masculine
  2. gypsum; alabaster
    masculine

Examples

“Aconteçe aynda que a solla da huña que anda soo pee, anda por tanto tenpo desfferrada por llugarres montossos, duros, pedregossos que se escomen et sse ffaz tam ssotil porllo grande vssamento, que naturalmente non pode deffender o tuello de dentro assy como deue.”

And it can even happen that the sole of the hoof under the feet goes for much time shoeless through wild, harsh, stony places, so that it is worn out and becomes so subtle, because of the use, that naturally it can no longer defend the marrow inside as it must

“Confeccionaba os xabonciños a partir dunha bola de toelo, unha especie de mármore brando, que se colle pola zona das canteiras de serpentina”

He made his savonnetts from a lump of toelo, kind of a soft marble that they take around the serpentine quarrels

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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