Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Marbled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marbled \Mar"bled\, a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] ``The {marbled}
mansion.'' --Shak.
2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.
``Marbled paper.'' --Boyle.
3. (zo["o]l.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a
confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
marbled
adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble;
"marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbleized}, {marbleised}]
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