Definition of marble

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Marble (n.) To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper..

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Veiny :: Veiny (a.) Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble..
Marble :: Marble (a.) Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart..
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..
Veined :: Veined (a.) Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble..
Marlin :: Marlin (n.) The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa haematica).
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..
Tuch :: Tuch (n.) A dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone.
Marbler :: Marbler (n.) One who works upon marble or other stone.
Alley :: Alley (n.) A choice taw or marble.
Statuminate :: Statuette (n.) A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine..
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..
Marbler :: Marbler (n.) One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.
Grained :: Grained (a.) Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc..
Marbly :: Marbly (a.) Containing, or resembling, marble..
Enmarble :: Enmarble (v. t.) To make hard as marble; to harden.
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..
Marble :: Marble (a.) Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper..
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..
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..
Arundelian :: Arundelian (a.) Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624..
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