Carrara marble

English

Noun

Carrara marble (countable and uncountable, plural Carrara marbles)

  2. A kind of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor, quarried since ancient Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in Italy.
    Synonym: Luna marble
    Hypernyms: marble < metamorphic rock < rock, stone < material
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