PIM'ELITE, noun [Gr. fat, and stone.] A terrene substance of an apple green color, fat and unctuous to the touch, tender and not fusible by the blowpipe. It is supposed to be colored by nickel. It is a variety of steatite.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.