marble dust

collocation in English

meaningsofmarbleanddust

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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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dust
noun[U]
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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(Definition ofmarbleanddustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmarble dust

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Polished plaster itself tends to consist of slaked lime,marbledust, and/or marble chips (which give each plaster its distinctive look).
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The plaster appears to be of highly quality, possibly stucco which is a mixture of lime,marbledustand other organic materials.
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Scagliola is a mixture of granite,marbledust, gypsum and glue, and then dyed to look like marble.
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With themarbledustcreated from the cutting, the floor is covered with marble mud.
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Sand ormarbledust, and lime, were sometimes added.
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To enhance flavor, white wine might age on its lees, and chalk ormarbledustwas sometimes added to reduce acidity.
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Yntema has worked inmarbledust, aluminum, iron powder, wood and wax.
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Modern practitioners use zinc, titanium white tempera ormarbledustas a ground.
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He soon began to work with new materials, such asmarbledust, sand, and coloured clays, among others.
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The equipment was a lead-lined cast-iron box where carbonic acid gas was formed by mixing sulphuric acid withmarbledust.
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First of all, he covers the support with a layer of varnish and before it dries he appliesmarbledust, sand and other materials and pigments.
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The table deckers sprinkled coloured sands,marbledust, sugars, etc. upon the surface of plain white tablecloths to create unfixed pictures of fruit, flowers, birds and rustic scenery.
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Polished plaster itself tends to consist of slaked lime,marbledust, and/or marble chips (which give each plaster its distinctive look).
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The plaster appears to be of highly quality, possibly stucco which is a mixture of lime,marbledustand other organic materials.
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Scagliola is a mixture of granite,marbledust, gypsum and glue, and then dyed to look like marble.
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Sand ormarbledust, and lime, were sometimes added.
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To enhance flavor, white wine might age on its lees, and chalk ormarbledustwas sometimes added to reduce acidity.
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Yntema has worked inmarbledust, aluminum, iron powder, wood and wax.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Modern practitioners use zinc, titanium white tempera ormarbledustas a ground.
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First of all, he covers the support with a layer of varnish and before it dries he appliesmarbledust, sand and other materials and pigments.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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