marble tomb

collocation in English

meaningsofmarbleandtomb

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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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tomb
noun[C]
uk
/tuːm/us
/tuːm/
a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, ...
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(Definition ofmarbleandtombfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Amarbletombwas begun in the courtyard.
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The bishop ordered it placed in amarbletombbehind the high altar.
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There is a black and whitemarbletombchest dated 1640.
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Hession was considered sufficiently deserving to be buried in a magnificentmarbletombthat survived until the mid 16th century.
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At the back of the church lies amarbletombof a knight and his lady.
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In the centre is amarbletomb, and the wallsflanked by arcadesfeature memorial tablets to family members.
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The reconstruction process entailed the complete removal of all original buildings, structures, and monuments in order to create a new, whitemarbletomb.
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He tripped over a tombstone, fell on the corner of amarbletomb, and he had the beginning of a collapsed lung.
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Subsequent to this, a shrine was built in his honor in 1980, and his remains were moved again, to a whitemarbletombwithin the shrine.
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These discoveries have been outshined by the excavation of a bronze statue, representing an emperor in a toga, crowned with laurel, in addition to a small altar andmarbletomb.
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The white marble tombs stared out at travellers from the cliffs.
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The interior of the church, including woodwork and marble tombs, was demolished, the bells removed and the steeple weakened so that it later had to be taken down.
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