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Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model..

Taw :: Taw (n.) A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles..

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..

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

Marbled :: Marbled (imp. & p. p.) of Marbl.

Quarry :: Quarry (v. t.) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble..

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..

Sculptor :: Sculptor (n.) Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast..

Cipolin :: Cipolin (n.) A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc..

Cloud :: Cloud (n.) A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title..

Chisel :: Chisel (v. t.) To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue..

Barite :: Barite (n.) Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins..

Dolomite :: Dolomite (n.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar..

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

Fengite :: Fengite (n.) A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency..

Grain :: Grain (v. t.) To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc..

Marmoraceous :: Marmoraceous (a.) Pertaining to, or like, marble..

Face :: Face (v. t.) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble..

Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple..

Marteline :: Marteline (n.) A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.

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