marble.
A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
Meaning & usage
A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic.
Statues made from marble.
The Elgin Marbles were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon.
The marbling in meat.
The marble is graded using the Australian system.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.
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 colorants unevenly.
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 colorants.
To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
To lace or be laced throughout.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.
Made of, or resembling, marble.
a marble mantel
marble paper
Cold; hard; unfeeling.
a marble heart
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.
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