nounămĭantusAMIANTVS☆ KeepMeaningthe amianthLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879AMIANTUSLEWIS & SHORTAMIANTUSămĭantus, i, m., = ἀμίαντος (unspotted, pure), I. the amianth, a stone which may be separated into threads and spun, and is inconsumable by fire; asbestos, earth-flax, Plin. 36, 19, 31, § 139.Read the whole entry