grey marble

collocation in English

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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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marble
noun
uk
/ˈmɑː.bəl/us
/ˈmɑːr.bəl/
a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold, and can be polished to become smooth ...
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(Definition ofgreyandmarblefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Greymarblebecame widely employed by architects and sculptors on numerous buildings and tombs.
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The church has a circular layout with diameter of 9.5 meter covered ingreymarbletiles.
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The floor is constructed from light and darkgreymarbleslabs in a chequered pattern.
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Greymarblewainscot, rising to a height of more than twenty-seven feet, covers the walls.
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The brasses are firmly fixed to the original slab ofgreymarbleby apparently the original fastenings.
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Another design change altered the curtain wall materials, which were replaced with blue glazing andgreymarbleaccent bands.
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Finally, visitors go up in a lift to the top floor in the white andgreymarblewalled building.
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It was released on black, white,greymarbleand possibly other colours of vinyl.
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The main stairway was constructed withgreymarbletreads and iron railings, stringers and risers.
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The walls are faced with onyx, white andgreymarble, neately tiled together.
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The walls have been covered withgreymarbleand the lighting comes from chandeliers.
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As a result the station's walls and the perfectly square pylons are faced withgreymarble, and the floor with red and grey granite.
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Babushkinskaya is a single vault-type station, elliptical in cross-section with slightly canted,greymarbleside walls.
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The wide square columns are faced withgreymarbleas are the walls.
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The font is ofgreymarbleand probably dates from the late 18th century.
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All the furniture of the church dates from the building of the present church, including the font, which is made ofgreymarble.
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Greymarblewas employed for the longitudinal faces of the pillars.
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