Definition of marble

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Marble (n.) A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles..

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Marbling :: Marbling (n.) The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble..
Marbly :: Marbly (a.) Containing, or resembling, marble..
Laocoon :: Laocoon (n.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil..
Quarry :: Quarry (v. t.) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble..
Incrustation :: Incrustation (n.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement..
Marbling :: Marbling (n.) An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance..
Enmarble :: Enmarble (v. t.) To make hard as marble; to harden.
Stoned :: Stone (n.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also imposing stone..
Limestone :: Limestone (n.) A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble..
Front :: Front (v. t.) To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel..
Pentelican :: Pentelican (a.) Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built..
Rabot :: Rabot (n.) A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished.
Marbled :: Marbled (imp. & p. p.) of Marbl.
Riffler :: Riffler (n.) A curved file used in carving wool and marble.
Emmarble :: Emmarble (v. t.) To turn to marble; to harden.
Marbleizing :: Marbleizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marbleiz.
Marble :: Marble (n.) A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc..
Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple..
Marble-edged :: Marble-edged (a.) Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book..
Marble :: Marble (n.) A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles..
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