Marbled

4 definitions found

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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marbled
       adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble;
             "marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbleized}, {marbleised}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "marbled":
     banded, barred, brinded, brindle, brindled, calico, clouded,
     dapple, dappled, listed, marbleized, motley, mottled,
     pepper-and-salt, piebald, pied, pinto, skewbald, streaked, streaky,
     striatal, striate, striated, strigate, strigose, striolate,
     striped, stripy, tabby, veined, watered