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Inequality :: Inequality (n.) Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc..

Bonce :: Bonce (n.) A boy's game played with large marbles.

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..

Marbling :: Marbling (n.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects..

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..

Marmorean :: Marmorean (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of 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..

Marbleize :: Marbleize (v. t.) To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron..

Marbled :: Marbled (a.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks..

Scagliola :: Scagliola (n.) An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished..

Marbled :: Marbled (a.) Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.

Liner :: Liner (n.) A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding..

Marble-edged :: Marble-edged (a.) Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book..

Brocatel :: Brocatel (n.) A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality..

Marmorosis :: Marmorosis (n.) The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into 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..

Marbled :: Marbled (a.) Made of, or faced with, marble..

Marbling :: Marbling (n.) An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance..

Statue :: Statue (n.) The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion..

Taw :: Taw (n.) A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.

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