marble base

collocation in English

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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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base
noun
uk
/beɪs/us
/beɪs/
the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part ...
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(Definition ofmarbleandbasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On top of themarblebasewas a rectangular capstone with curved sides, which was also pierced through the center.
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Nacre tesserae may be cut into shapes and laminated to a ceramic tile ormarblebase.
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The floors are buff terrazzo bordered in dark green marble with matchingmarblebase.
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Built in 1886, the building consists of brick walls, amarblebase, and pressed tin ceilings.
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There is a dark greenmarblebaseand wood wainscot with molded cap.
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There are several dots of an unknown black substance on themarblebaseunderneath her feet, in front of her proper left foot.
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Made of cast bronze on amarblebase, the original trophy weighs fifty pounds and is 13 x 14 x 9.
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Originally the corridors had terrazzo floors with 8 pink marble borders, plaster ceiling and walls withmarblebase.
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A large bronze medallion is attached on each of the two opposite sides of themarblebaseon which the column stands.
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A hollow rectangular plinth was constructed on top of the vault walls, above which was a slightly smaller hollowmarblebase.
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A large flagpole with amarblebaseis outside the front entrance, and four lamps line the entrance-way.
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The elevator lobbies are treated withmarblebase, walls and wainscoting.
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On a rectangularmarblebaseabout 1.5 by 2.5 metres is a smaller marble casket.
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These courtrooms are accented with a dark greenmarblebasewhich continues around the base of the judges bench.
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The monument is a copper bust based on amarblebase.
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It measures 6 ft tall and about 20 in square, and stands on amarblebase20 ft high.
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The pioneer is 22 ft tall and sits on a 23ft m tallmarblebase.
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The floor was a 6 inmarblebase.
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Lobby materials are echoed on the upper floors withmarblebaseand oak wainscoting.
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The graymarblebaseof the altar has carved on the right side an open book and several keys, on the left a bishop's mitre and crozier.
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