marble floor

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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floor
noun
uk
/flɔːr/us
/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
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(Definition ofmarbleandfloorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The specular reflectance of the internalmarblefloorwas modelled by giving this area a reflectance of 0.48 and a thin acetate sheet finish.
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Themarblefloorwas of a chequered green and white pattern.
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Specular reflections from themarblefloorwere, however, a source of potential distraction to fencers nearby.
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He was standing on themarblefloorwith marble columns around him.
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The tomb'smarblefloorhas a trapdoor that leads to a compartment containing two coffins.
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Beyond this, a hall with a recently renovated polychromemarblefloorled to the house.
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The wine cellars of the original guild building are still found under the currentmarblefloor.
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Off the atrium is a biclinium richly decorated with frescoes in the fourth style and a large triclinium which originally had amarblefloor.
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The rich finishes include amarblefloorand applied plaster ornamentation such as pilasters (attached columns).
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The exact spot is marked beneath an altar by a 14-pointed silver star set into themarblefloorand surrounded by silver lamps.
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The house has a central balustraded courtyard, and still features the originalmarblefloor, frescoes, and neoclassical decoration.
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Two students jumped from the open-air crosswalks inside the library onto themarblefloorbelow.
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Entering this palace block though the porch one encounters a long 10-0 wide veranda with a black and whitemarblefloor.
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For example, holes had been drilled in themarblefloorof the memorial hall so that electric plugs could be installed for lighting fixtures.
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Amarblefloorwas put in the sanctuary for $60,000, replacing the old carpeting and linoleum floors.
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Themarblefloorwas designed to reflect the moving shadows of the columns.
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On themarblefloorthere are two maps of the world with a celestial hemisphere.
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A circular shape temple was discovered at the northeast side of the city, it was made ofmarblefloor.
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Themarblefloorof the atrium initially developed unsightly water stains, an issue which has since been resolved.
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The main lobby has amarblefloorbut has long since been covered by carpeting.
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