marble
IPA: mˈɑrbʌɫ
noun
- (uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
- (countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic.
- (in the plural, archaeology) Statues made from marble.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
- (intransitive) To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.
- (transitive) To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
- (intransitive, of meat, especially beef) To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
- (by extension, figurative) To lace or be laced throughout.
adjective
- Made of, or resembling, marble.
- (figurative) Cold; hard; unfeeling.
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Examples of "marble" in Sentences
- There are honeyed marble floors.
- There is a collection of marble statuary.
- Marble is the metamorphic carbonate rock.
- It is commonly known as the marbled malachite.
- The exterior of the building is faced with marble.
- The floor is of marble, and a checkered one at that.
- Its lifelike sculptures in marble are unique in India.
- The walls were covered with marble and polychrome stone.
- Why yes, w4bler, because it's just a fact chiseled in marble janis
- The mosque is lavishly decorated with polychrome marble and stones.
- Oddly, the person to knock in the last marble in the hole wins the marbles.
- You see, MA sculpted in marble from the front to the back, not top to bottom.
- They are trapped in marble, hints of the bodies emerge but the majority remains hidden.
- For a woman to break through what I call the marble ceiling here is something quite remarkable.
- I think part of the problem with finding an artist who works in marble is that it is not forgiving, and sort of pricey.
- By a vote of 233-202, Pelosi broke what she called the marble ceiling. this comes as Pelosi's party also took control of the Senate.
- The campaign of Sen. Clinton is one that will go down in the history books as a great one for our country, breaking what I call the marble ceiling, what they call the glass ceiling.
- Approximately 80 percent of Afghan marble is exported as rough-hewn blocks and is often reimported, mostly from Pakistan, as higher-value polished marble products for Afghan reconstruction projects.
- "Alphonse Daudet is immortalized in marble in the little municipal park at Nimes, in the middle of a small ornamental pool, in which two swans swim round and round, with the quiet precision of a pair of clock hands."