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Malachite N Bright Green Mineral Desk  Blotter Unfinished

Word malachite
Definition n. A bright green mineral.

Sentence Here, looking at her desk with the malachite blotter and an unfinished letter lying on it, his thoughts suddenly changed.
Source Anna Karenina, II.VIII, p.143

Image: By Catarina Carvalho from Lisboa, Portugal - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1118546

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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