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noun (plural mar·bles) |
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1. dense crystallized rock: a form of limestone transformed through the heat and pressure of metamorphism into a dense, variously colored, crystallized rock. Use: building, sculpture, monuments.
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2. marble sculpture: a sculpture made from marble
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3. small glass ball: a small hard ball, usually made of glass, used in the game of marbles
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4. something resembling marble: something that resembles marble in being cold, hard, smooth, or white
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transitive verb (past and past participle mar·bled, present participle mar·bling, 3rd person present singular mar·bles) |
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color something with mottled streaks: to color something, usually paper, with mottled streaks to give the appearance of marble
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| [12th century. Via French marbre< Latin marmor< Greek marmaros "hard, shiny stone" (influenced by marmairein "to shine")] |
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 mar·bly adjective |
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