pink granite

collocation in English

meaningsofpinkandgranite

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pink
adjective
uk
/pɪŋk/us
/pɪŋk/
of a pale ...
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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 ofpinkandgranitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The piers replaced a hodgepodge of run-down waterfront structures with a row of grand buildings embellished withpinkgranitefacades.
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The building's facade featurespinkgranitewith flush-mounted copper-glazed windows that match the granite's appearance.
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Although the building has long since disappeared, apinkgraniteurn marks the approximate site.
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The three-story building's exterior walls and twelve-story clock tower were composed ofpinkgranite and red pressed brick topped by a number of steeply-pitched roofs.
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The reddish orpinkgranitehas been quarried in this area since 1869, and two abandoned granite quarries are within the park.
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It features a verandah that once wrapped around the building and apinkgranitefireplace.
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Thepinkgranitebasin is rectangular and has four large bowls, two on either end, carved into its top.
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It was built ofpinkgraniterubble with limestone trim, with a steeple supported by flying buttresses.
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Today most surface plates continue to be made of black granite with less common surface plates being made ofpinkgraniteor diabase.
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The building has a roof of green slate tiles, and the walls are faced entirely in delicatepinkgranite.
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Pinkgranitewas used for a series of supporting pillars which line a colonnade at the front.
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From 1920 to 1960, new quarries started for the extraction ofpinkgranite.
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This $30,000 six-foot tall bronze lady sits within a straight-backed chair atop a base ofpinkgranite.
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Pinkgranitecontains much higher levels of quartz and is often thinner than black granite, which reduces the load-bearing capabilities of the surface plate.
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Tables and chairs are arranged around a largepinkgranitecircular fountain in the plaza's center.
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Cornices andpinkgranitestring courses create a base-shaft-capital system.
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The lid of the sarcophagus was made ofpinkgranite.
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