marble orchard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marble orchard
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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For sight regained means Paradise Lost: an end to the antic freedom accorded Lovey by the town, and eviction from the cemetery's marble orchard which, blind, she has been allowed to make her private playground.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her big moment ruined, Lovey runs tearfully back to her marble orchard and Jim.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, we are not people who whistle determinedly when passing a marble orchard at midnight nor do we see white luminous shapes flitting among the tombstones.
From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank
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