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marmoreal

[ mahr-mawr-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of or like marble:

    skin of marmoreal smoothness.



marmoreal

/ ³¾É‘Ëˈ³¾É”Ë°ùɪə±ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling marble

    a marmoreal complexion

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Derived Forms

  • ³¾²¹°ùˈ³¾´Ç°ù±ð²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹°ù·³¾´Ç·°ù±ð·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marmoreal1

1790–1800; < Latin marmore ( us ) made of marble ( marble, -eous ) + -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marmoreal1

C18: from Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble
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A copse outside a mine stands “coated in a marmoreal haze.â€

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The familiar words—“I like your shoesâ€â€”almost escaped her notice, since the sky behind them was the same marmoreal gray as the ice.

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I could see Celeste’s thin, wet jacket clinging to her like the marmoreal drapery on a statue.

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Over the centuries, many art restorers and dealers felt obliged to vigorously scrub Greek and Roman objects, so as to enhance their marmoreal gleam—and their collectibility.

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The marmoreal perfections of its verse seemed to reflect the grand façades of the Roman state itself: Augustus boasted that he found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble.

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