marble bust

collocation in English

meaningsofmarbleandbust

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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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bust
adjective
uk
/bʌst/us
/bʌst/
UKinformal
broken:
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(Definition ofmarbleandbustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Today the only surviving parts are themarblebust, the sarcophagus resting on strigillated supports and a pedestal with the coat-of-arms.
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It is adorned with amarblebustof the comedian.
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During the last year of his life a group of his friends set up a fund to pay to have amarblebustmade of him.
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You see their marble busts, you read of them in history books, and their names will be handed down to posterity.
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The main entrance is located on the side hill, with large doors that lead to a hall enriched by marble busts and a frescoed vault.
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In the main gallery, marble busts of famous people stood proudly around the edge of the floor.
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There is a series of three marble busts in the windows that were sold from the house in 1921 but have been repurchased.
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Around the bandstand there are white marble busts of some famous musical composers mounted on columns.
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For example, in the end of 19th century marble busts and sculptures were erected along the alley.
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The extreme smoothness their surfaces gives his marble busts their absolute purity and plastic integrity that has always tried to reconcile with an almost frenzied dramatic feeling.
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