Lem|ni|an earth

Lem|ni|an earth
Lem|ni|an earth or Lem|ni|an bole «LEHM nee uhn»,
a soft, astringent, clayey substance found on the island of Lemnos, in the northern Aegean Sea, and formerly much used for medicinal purposes; terra sigillata; sphragide.

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