PURBECK MARBLE

Meaning of PURBECK MARBLE in English

[ 'pə:bɛk ]

(also Purbeck stone )

■ noun a hard limestone from Purbeck in Dorset, which is polished and used for decorative architectural features.

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PURBECK MARBLE — n. (also Purbeck stone) Archit. a hard usu. polished limestone from Purbeck in Dorset, used in pillars, effigies, etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURBECK MARBLE — n. (also Purbeck stone) Archit. a hard usu. polished limestone from Purbeck in Dorset, used in pillars, effigies, etc.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURBECK MARBLE — n. (also Purbeck stone) Archit. a hard usu. polished limestone from Purbeck in Dorset, used in pillars, effigies, etc.
Oxford English vocab
MARBLE — small, hard ball that is used in a variety of children's games and is named after the 18th-century practice of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARBLE — Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in …
Английский словарь Британика
MARBLE — I. ˈmärbəl, ˈmȧb- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English marbel, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARBLE — (n.) To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or …
Английский словарь Webster
MARBLE — (a.) Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
Английский словарь Webster
MARBLE — (n.) A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the …
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MARBLE — ( n. ) To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARBLE — ( a. ) Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARBLE — — marbler , n. /mahr"beuhl/ , n., adj., v., marbled, marbling . n. 1. metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARBLE — I. ˈmär-bəl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros Date: 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARBLE — adj cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart. 2. marble ·adj made of, or resembling, marble; as, a …
Webster English vocab
MARBLE — [mar.ble] n [ME, fr. OF marbre, fr. L marmor, fr. Gk marmaros] (12c) 1 a: limestone that is more or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURBECK — district, administrative and historic county of Dorset, southern England, lying along the English Channel in the southeastern part of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PURBECK — Purbeck BrE AmE ˈpɜː bek AmE \ ˈpɝː-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MARBLE — mar ‧ ble /ˈmɑːb ə l $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARBLE — n. & v. --n. 1 limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARBLE — n. & v. n. 1 limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARBLE — n. & v. --n. 1. limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used …
Oxford English vocab
MARBLE — ( marbles) 1. Marble is a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARBLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a marble floor ▪ He strode across the marble floor. a marble/stone/bronze etc statue ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARBLE — n. Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARBLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold , cool ▪ The hotel is traditionally furnished, with cool ~ floors. ▪ coloured/colored , grey/gray …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MARBLE — The Hebrew shesh, the generic term for marble, may probably be taken to mean almost any shining stone. The so-called …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
MARBLE
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MARBLE — marble.ogg 1. ʹmɑ:b(ə)l n 1. мрамор marble cutting - работа по мрамору marble quarry - мраморный карьер 2. pl коллекция …
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MARBLE — 1) мрамор 2) мраморировать 3) мраморный 4) отделывать под мрамор • - coarse marble - fine marble - hammer marble - marble aggregate - marble cement - marble is workable - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MARBLE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MARBLE — 1. ʹmɑ:b(ə)l n 1. мрамор marble cutting - работа по мрамору marble quarry - мраморный карьер 2. pl коллекция скульптур …
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MARBLE
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MARBLE
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MARBLE — 1) мрамор 2) отделывать под мрамор • - artificial marble - Carrara marble - dolomite marble - Pentelic marble
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
MARBLE — мрамор - art marble - artificial marble - commercial marble - imitation marble - marezzo marble
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
MARBLE
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PURBECK, ISLE OF — geographical name peninsula region S England in Dorset extending E into English Channel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PURBECK STONE — () A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England.
Английский словарь Webster
PURBECK BEDS — () The strata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone, belonging to the Oolitic group. See the Chart of Geology.
Английский словарь Webster
PURBECK STONE — A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURBECK BEDS — The strata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone, belonging to the Oolitic group. See the Chart of Geology.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURBECK, ISLE OF — geographical name peninsula region S England in Dorset extending E into English Channel
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURBECK STONE — a limestone from the isle of purbeck in england.
Webster English vocab
PURBECK BEDS — the strata of the purbeck stone, or purbeck limestone, belonging to the oolitic group. ·see the chart of geology.
Webster English vocab
PURBECK BEDS — uppermost division of Jurassic rocks in Great Britain. (The Jurassic Period lasted from 208 to 144 million years ago.) The …
Britannica English vocabulary
PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты (геология) пурбекские пласты
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PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты (геология) пурбекские пласты
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PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты
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PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты
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PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты
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PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты (геология) пурбекские пласты
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PURBECK BEDS — геол. пурбекские пласты (геология) пурбекские пласты
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WARWICK, RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, 5TH EARL OF — born Jan. 25/28, 1382, Salwarpe, Worcestershire, Eng. died April 30, 1439, Rouen, Fr. soldier and diplomatist, a knightly hero who …
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DORSET — administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England, bordered by the English Channel (south) and the counties of Devon (west), …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORFE CASTLE — parish and castle, Purbeck district, county of Dorset, England. The medieval castle, commanding a gap in the Purbeck chalk ridge, …
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SPORTS CENTRE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A large sports centre has been made at Aviemore, mainly for winter skiing but also …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPORT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a news/crime/sports reporter ▪ He started as a news reporter on Radio 1. a …
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RUNABOUT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But nose to bumper she followed Lucy's city runabout and it was fine. ▪ Jak, …
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ПУРБЕКСКИЕ ПЛАСТЫ — геол. Purbeck beds
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