| Marble (marble) |
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| n. | (mär"b'l) |
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| Mar"ble |
| [OE.
marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr.
Gr. ma`rmaros, fr. marmai`rein to sparkle,
flash. Cf. Marmoreal.] |
A massive,
compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished
and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies
from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and
frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to
other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique
marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite,
etc.
A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as
a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection
of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the
Elgin marbles.
A little ball of marble, or of some other
hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a
child's game played with marbles.
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Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel;
marble paper.
Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble
breast or heart.
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| Marble (marble) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Mar"ble |
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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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