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Waste of material   /weɪst əv mətˈɪriəl/   Listen
Waste of material

noun
1.
A useless consumption of material.





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... predecessor Augustus, who was anxious to be known as a scorner of luxury (a favourite pose with monarchs), yet spent incalculable sums on ornamental stones both for public and private ends. One is struck by a certain waste of material; either the expense was deliberately disregarded or finer methods of working the stones were not yet in vogue. A revolution in the technique of stone-cutting must have set in soon after his death, for thenceforward ...
— Old Calabria • Norman Douglas


Words linked to "Waste of material" :   wastefulness, waste, dissipation


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