Definition of marble

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Marble (n.) A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles..

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Enmarble :: Enmarble (v. t.) To make hard as marble; to harden.
Porphyry :: Porphyry (n.) A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly esteemed as marbles..
Cipolin :: Cipolin (n.) A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc..
Marbleized :: Marbleized (imp. & p. p.) of Marbleiz.
Decalcomanie :: Decalcomanie (n.) The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them thereto..
Marbled :: Marbled (a.) Made of, or faced with, marble..
Marbly :: Marbly (a.) Containing, or resembling, marble..
Marble :: Marble (a.) Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper..
Figurine :: Figurine (n.) A very small figure, whether human or of an animal; especially, one in terra cotta or the like; -- distinguished from statuette, which is applied to small figures in bronze, marble, etc..
Cloudy :: Cloudy (n.) Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble..
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..
Liner :: Liner (n.) A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding..
Marble :: Marble (a.) Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart..
Marmoratum Opus :: Marmoratum opus () A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish..
Marbling :: Marbling (n.) An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance..
Marble :: Marble (n.) A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles..
Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..
Rabot :: Rabot (n.) A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished.
Marmoraceous :: Marmoraceous (a.) Pertaining to, or like, marble..
Variegate :: Variegate (v. t.) To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors..
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