black marble

collocation in English

meaningsofblackandmarble

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black
adjective
uk
/blæk/us
/blæk/
having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very ...
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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 ofblackandmarblefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Her daughter arranged for ablackmarbleplate in the crypt to commemorate her mother.
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The building once had an attractive facade ofblackmarbleand colored plates.
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The exterior is built using white granite and terra cotta, while the inside is built using white andblackmarble.
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The foyer is in white andblackmarblewith touches of gold.
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The small sculpture is inblackmarbleon a pedestal slightly over a meter tall.
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The initial versions were destroyed by fire or the sacking of the city and buried under the slabs ofblackmarble.
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Below the bell is a plaque ofblackmarble, written in reference to its foundation in 1750.
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The termblackmarbleis synonymous to choosing the short straw or having bad luck.
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The bust is placed in front of a grey andblackmarbleshield with six stars tracing around the edge of the shape.
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Around 1500 years old, the inner sanctum of the temple is made ofblackmarble.
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Platform two's waiting room has a fireplace made ofblackmarble, which includes many fossilised orthoceras cephalopods, dated to approximately 400 million years old.
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Shenzhen is known for its smoothblackmarbleledges and cops and security guards who are largely indifferent to skateboarding.
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Between the nave and each aisle is a row of fiveblackmarbleclustered columns, with high moulded arches.
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The floor is reveted withblackmarble, although the platforms were initially covered with asphalt.
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It is an eight-story concrete-frame structure, framed byblackmarblearound the doors.
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Gold and enamel pieces, painted pottery, marble, miniature, and paintings are located amongblackmarblewalls.
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The font consists of a round freestone bowl with a marble basin, standing on ablackmarblestem.
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