From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
marbled
adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble;
"marbleized pink skin" [syn: marbleized,
marbleised]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marbling.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Marbled \Mar"bled\, a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The marbled
mansion." --Shak.
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2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.
"Marbled paper." --Boyle.
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3. (Zool.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a
confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
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4. Having small flecks of fat interspered with the muscle; --
of cuts of meat, especially beef; as, a well-marbled
steak. Such marbling improves the flavor of beef for most
people.
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