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I know a woman whose apartment walls were in such bad shape, she played up the crumbling-villa effect by sponging on a couple of shades of thinned ocher and terra-cotta paint in cloud formations, then penciled marblelike veins along the cracks.

How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995

I know a woman whose apartment walls were in such bad shape, she played up the crumbling-villa effect by sponging on a couple of shades of thinned ocher and terra-cotta paint in cloud formations, then penciled marblelike veins along the cracks.

How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995

I know a woman whose apartment walls were in such bad shape, she played up the crumbling-villa effect by sponging on a couple of shades of thinned ocher and terra-cotta paint in cloud formations, then penciled marblelike veins along the cracks.

How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995

There were still traces of congestion, but a marblelike pallor had taken the place of the familiar ruddy color.

Java Head Joseph Hergesheimer 1917

Her father saw the marblelike pallor of her face, and, touched by this sign of distress, he came over, put his arms about her and kissed her.

Frank Merriwell's Reward Burt L. Standish 1905

Those dark, splendid eyes; that lovely marblelike face; those wavy ebon tresses; that exquisitely exquisite figure; yes, he felt they were all a great deal too perfect for this imperfect and wicked world.

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860

And not just because of its five glittering chandeliers or the three-story marblelike columns that trumpet an earlier age.

NYT > Home Page By LIZ ROBBINS 2011

Certain colors have long been associated with the back-to-school season: yellow for pencils, red for apples, and black and white for the marblelike covers of composition books.

NYT > Home Page By STUART ELLIOTT 2011

A guest bathroom showcases a Venetian plaster technique that results in a polished, marblelike finish.

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