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marble orchard

marble orchard noun: a cemetery.

Noun

marble orchard (plural marble orchards)

  1. (slang) A cemetery.
    • "It's so peaceful." ¶ "So's a marble orchard." ¶ "A marble orchard?" ¶ "A cemetery."1927, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Lost Ecstasy: A Novel, page 258

Forms of marble orchard

pluralmarble orchards

Origin of marble orchard

By analogy with an orchard, because the marble or other stone grave markers are arranged in rows like planted trees.

Questions about marble orchard

What does marble orchard mean?
Marble orchard means a cemetery.
What part of speech is marble orchard?
Marble orchard is a noun.
What is the plural of marble orchard?
The plural of marble orchard is marble orchards.

Words near marble orchard in the dictionary

  1. marble eggs
  2. marble fox
  3. marble foxes
  4. marble goby
  5. Marble Hill
  6. marble orchard
  7. marble orchards
  8. marble paper
  9. marble papers
  10. marble run
  11. marble runs

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