ceiling medallion

collocation in English

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ceiling
noun
uk
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look ...
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medallion
noun[C]
uk
/məˈdæl.jən/us
/məˈdæl.jən/
a metal disc that is worn for decoration on a chain or string around ...
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(Definition ofceilingandmedallionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The front parlor has an elaborateceilingmedallion, and the library features built in bookcases with glass cabinets.
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The parlor is entered from the right side of the entrance hall and has an ornate plasterwork cornice with a centralceilingmedallion.
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The decoration is more restrained, with simpler door and window surrounds and aceilingmedallionin the north section of the hall made of concentric circles.
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The front hall and parlor (now a bedroom) have their original plaster ceiling medallions.
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The ceilings have an ornamental plaster cornice with six plaster ceiling medallions, from which are suspended original hexagonal bronze light fixtures.
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The rooms also feature plaster ceiling medallions and solid pocket doors.
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The glass was destroyed by vandals in the 1950s, as was many of the plasterwork ceiling medallions.
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They are similarly decorated to the hall, adding ceiling medallions, silver-plated door hardware and black marble mantelpieces.
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The plaster ceiling medallions from which the chandeliers hang are original.
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The halls on the interior of the building had tile and terrazzo floors, intricate plaster moldings and ceiling medallions with cherubs, fine woodworking and custom cabinetry.
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