white marble

collocation in English

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white
adjective
uk
/waɪt/us
/waɪt/
of a colour like that of snow, milk, ...
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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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(Definition ofwhiteandmarblefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhite marble

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The floor waswhitemarble, and the checkerboard tiles below the baldechino were pink and black.
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The flight of steps beside the east facade and the walled terrace at first floor level, both finished inwhitemarble, increase the amount of reflected light entering the hall.
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But it seems as if the proposals are graven inwhitemarble.
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The churchyard contains manywhitemarbletombstones, some of them commemorating members of the same generation of the same family as the person for whom the application has been refused.
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The pillars are faced withwhitemarblewith a strip of gray at the base and the outer walls are tiled.
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A green andwhitemarblebanner, positioned in front of the central window.
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The interior is faced with black andwhitemarbleand has a gilded ceiling and a frescoed dome.
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It is awhitemarblememorial, built out of intricately carved sheets of marble.
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The pillars are faced with red andwhitemarble.
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The sanctuary is paved with black andwhitemarble.
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The columns are supported by lions inwhitemarble.
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Other materials to be prominently featured includedwhitemarbleand bronze.
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The station building is composed ofwhitemarble, and its dimensions are 61 x 21.5 m.
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She produced a 15 ton sculpture inwhitemarble, which took five weeks to create.
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The base was to be rendered in two shades of gray marble while the pedestal, in two shades ofwhitemarble.
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The palace has a large collection of idols and sculptures made fromwhitemarble.
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The high altar, inwhitemarble, dates to the 11th century.
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The font is inwhitemarble, and has a carved cover including a pyramidal spire with angels.
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