marmoreal
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- marmoreally adverb
Etymology
Origin of marmoreal
1790–1800; < Latin marmore ( us ) made of marble ( marble, -eous ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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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.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018
Then there’s the marmoreal serenity of the shoulder lines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2018
She quotes Montaigne even more than Kalanithi does, but to her, he is not a marmoreal Great Writer, but a companion, the chatty, brilliant, worldly friend at her elbow.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2017
Heads, necks and arms are carried with marmoreal firmness, as if these dancers belonged in chokers, long white gloves and ostrich-feather tiaras.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2016
Gods, whom Art ever must avow, Ruled the marmoreal sky's demesne.
From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes
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