dictionary definitions for "marbled,"


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.
        [PJC]


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