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Marble :: Marble (a.) Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart..

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..

Marbleizing :: Marbleizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marbleiz.

Polish :: Polish (v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc..

Verd Antique :: Verd antique () A mottled-green serpentine marble.

Rabot :: Rabot (n.) A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished.

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..

Emmarble :: Emmarble (v. t.) To turn to marble; to harden.

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

Petworth Marble :: Petworth marble () A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also Sussex marble..

Marmorated :: Marmorated (a.) Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with 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..

Marbly :: Marbly (a.) Containing, or resembling, marble..

Veiny :: Veiny (a.) Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble..

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

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..

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

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..

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