marble

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Synonyms: warble, garble, mable, marle, mardle, marbly, jarble, barble, mabble, markle, marple

Antonyms: warble, garble, mable, marle, mardle, marbly, jarble, barble, mabble, markle, marple

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q40861}} {{lb|en|uncountable|petrology}} A [[metamorphic rock]] of [[crystalline]] [[limestone]]. {{defdate|from 12th c.}}
2. {{senseid|en|ball}} {{lb|en|countable|games}} A [[small]] [[ball]] used in games, originally of marble but now [[usually]] of [[glass]] or [[ceramic]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|in plural|archaeology}} [[statue|Statue]]s made from marble. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
4. The [[marbling]] in [[meat]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cause]] (something to have) the [[streaked]] or [[swirled]] [[appearance]] of certain types of marble, for example by mixing [[viscous]] ingredients incompletely, or by applying [[paint]] or other [[colorant]]s unevenly.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To get or have the [[streaked]] or [[swirled]] [[appearance]] of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of [[viscous]] ingredients, or the uneven application of [[paint]] or other [[colorant]]s.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause meat, usually [[beef]], [[pork]], or [[lamb]], to be [[interlace]]d with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|of meat, especially beef}} To become [[interlace]]d with [[fat]]; {{lb|en|of fat}} to interlace through meat.
5. {{lb|en|by extension|figurative}} To lace or be laced throughout.

Adjective

1. Made of, or resembling, marble.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} Cold; hard; unfeeling.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|statutory town|co/Gunnison County|s/Colorado}}.

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