Marble Oxford Dictionary

A white marble quarried on mount pentelicus near athens.

Marble oxford dictionary.

His best known work being the huge seated marble figure of abraham lincoln dedicated in 1922 on the lincoln memorial in washington. This is the fascinating story of albert sydney hornby and the oxford advanced learner s dictionary. Marble having irregular markings said to resemble the outline of ruins. Pronunciation of noun in oxford advanced american dictionary.

Listen to audio with how to say marble in english. Definition of marble noun in oxford advanced learner s dictionary. Internally there is a mosaic tiled floor stone and marble pillars and part marble clad walls below the glacier lies granite seamed through with limestone and marble which the constant rush of meltwater has honeycombed with caves. This construction was built almost entirely with pentelic marble and shows 8 columns at its two shorter sides and 17 columns at its longer ones containing a statue of athena in its central area.

Marbly definition like marble in appearance hardness coldness etc. The oxford dictionary of art and artists. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. Pronunciation of marble noun in oxford advanced learner s dictionary.

More example sentences the arborescent forms depicted in bluish grey upon this landscape marble form a marked contrast to the angular markings of warm brown colour which are seen on slabs of ruin marble from florence. Listen to audio with how to say in english. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. French s summer home chesterwood in stockbridge massachusetts is now a museum devoted to him.

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