marble column

collocation in English

meaningsofmarbleandcolumn

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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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column
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒl.əm/us
/ˈkɑː.ləm/
one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine ...
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(Definition ofmarbleandcolumnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lectern stands on a simplemarblecolumn.
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Each greenmarblecolumnwas 40.5 ft high and 2.5 ft in diameter when finished.
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Furher five -six sections ofmarblecolumnwere observed around the well.
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The monument they chose was a simplemarblecolumnthat would cost about $1,350 and by 1861 they had the necessary funds.
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A sculpture of a grieving young woman stands atop amarblecolumnon the monument.
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Near the mouth of a well were the remains of an antique gray-whitemarblecolumn, while two palm trees and three acacia mimosas shaded the cemetery.
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Caesar's words were written on a cylindricalmarblecolumnand placed in the city castle.
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When, however, it was determined that a singlemarblecolumnwould require close to a ton of ground corn cobs, restorers decided to scrub away the paint by hand.
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He was standing on the marble floor with marble columns around him.
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Some marble columns remain, like those used to build the earliest churches.
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The chancel arch is flanked by marble columns with foliate capitals.
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Smolenskaya has square, white marble columns with fluted corners, decorative cornices, and ventilation grilles concealed behind ornamental sconces.
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There are three entrances for the church: the western one has a portico with three marble columns supporting two pointed arches.
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The museum was on two stories with a hexagonal dome resting on marble columns with distinct entasis.
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In front of these there were 10 marble columns, decorated with alternate rectilinear and curved segments.
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The whole structure was surrounded by an arcade with marble columns.
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Therefore, in the middle of the entrance building, there was a staircase to the concourse supported by 14 marble columns.
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Its entry is recessed in a round arch that is supported by marble columns.
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On three sides of the lobby, stands a formation of marble columns topped by a balcony.
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It rests on a series of arcades supported by white marble columns.
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