Friday, February 5, 2016

Word 02

 M A R M O R E A L 
(adj) relating to marble or marble structure

Her prose has an almost marmoreal quality—smooth and precise, like a Roman inscription. 
Source: http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/The-first--ldquo-Immortelle-rdquo--4836

When visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris, there was a whole section filled with beautiful, marmoreal statues. My favorite was the famous Venus de Milo. 

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