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marbled |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr & vb n. {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marbled \Mar"bled\, a. 1. Made of or faced with marble. [Obs.] ``The {marbled} mansion.'' --Shak. 2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. ``Marbled paper.'' --Boyle. 3. (zo["o]l.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marbled adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble; "marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbleized}]
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