marble
/ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ adjectif C2En français : de marbre, marmoréen, insensible
- Made of, or resembling, marble. · a marble mantel· marble paper
- Cold; hard; unfeeling. · a marble heart
Dans la bibliothèque
He saw before him an officer delegated to enforce the law, and perfectly well knew that it would be as unavailing to seek pity from a magistrate decked with his official scarf, as to address a petition to some cold marble effigy.
The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
There was a tiny fountain in the middle of the room, that shot a spray of green perfume into the air, to fall back into a beautifully carved green marble basin.
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