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marble
v. cause to resemble marble, apply decorative material or color to give the appearance of marble

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Marbling
Marbling may refer to:
  • The quality of a surface that has streaks of color, like marble. For example:
    • Marbleizing, also called faux marbling, the art of painting walls or furniture to look like real marble.
    • Paper marbling, a method of aqueous surface design in which paper or fabric is decorated with a spotted pattern similar to stone, as well as other swirled and combed patterns.
    • Marbled meat, the pattern of fat in beef steaks
  • Marbling, a form of birth control in horse breeding, involving a marble used as an intrauterine device.

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marbled
Adjective
1. patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble; "marbleized pink skin"
(synonym) marbleized, marbleised
(similar) patterned

 
marble
Noun
1. a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
(hypernym) rock, stone
(hyponym) verd antique, verde antique
2. a small ball of glass that is used in various games
(hypernym) ball
(hyponym) taw, shooter
3. a sculpture carved from marble
(hypernym) sculpture
Verb
1. paint or stain like marble; "marble paper"
(hypernym) stain
(classification) handicraft


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Marbled
(imp. & p. p.)
of Marble
  
 
(a.)
Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
  
 
(a.)
Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.
  
 
(a.)
Made of, or faced with, marble.
  

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CUVC Volleyball GlossaryDownload this dictionary
Marble
A very hard, stinging ball with the tactile and ballistic characeristics of a small rock. Used to describe cheap volleyballs (frequently bearing the hilariously inaccurate promise of being "non-sting" or "soft touch").

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