grey granite

collocation in English

meaningsofgreyandgranite

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grey
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪ/us
/ɡreɪ/
of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of ...
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granite
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/us
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/
a very hard, grey, pink, or black rock, used ...
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(Definition ofgreyandgranitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The building was completely renovated between 1999 and 2002, when it lost its aluminium sheathing which was replaced bygreygranite.
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A third of the way up from the ground, a bronze plaque is set into the rough-hewngreygranite.
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The obelisk itself is stood upon a stepped plinth 8 metres square made from bluestone, and the obelisk is made fromgreygranite.
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The floor is covered bygreygraniteand blue ceramic granite.
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When the sun shines, it positively sparkles with the light reflected off thegreygranite.
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There is quite an impressive old chapel ingreygranite, which was also built in 1836.
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I am not at present in a position to say what changes will be necessary in future in the arrangements governing the issue of import licences forgreygranite.
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The cenotaph consisted of two long lightgreygraniteslabs, with the shorter ends formed by sandwiching a smaller slab between the longer two.
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Rough-hewn pieces of darkgreygranitewere cemented together to form a rectangular plinth (square in cross-section) atop the flagstones.
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In the centre of the park thegreygraniteblock monument is set on a low circular flagstone terrace.
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The exterior is composed of blue andgreygranite.
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The building facade featuresgreygranite, glass and aluminum cladding.
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It is ofgreygraniteand is 1.61 m tall and 0.57 m wide.
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The original section was built in 1872-1873, and is a two-story, lightgreygranitebuilding.
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His grave is marked by a largegreygranitecross.
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Shops lined the marble floored colonnade forming an arcade with 34greygranitecolumns.
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This is evidenced by the fact that thegreygranitefloor still retains its original polish enhancing the ambient image of the station.
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It comprises two towers built of large blocks ofgreygranite.
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