Definition of marble

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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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Polish :: Polish (v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc..
Xanthian :: Xanthian (a.) Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles found near that place, and now in the British Museum..
Slab :: Slab (n.) A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces..
Marble :: Marble (a.) Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart..
Marbleized :: Marbleized (imp. & p. p.) of Marbleiz.
Saw :: Saw (v. t.) To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble..
Marbling :: Marbling (n.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects..
Marbler :: Marbler (n.) One who works upon marble or other stone.
Knicker :: Knicker (n.) A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing..
Marbler :: Marbler (n.) One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.
Marbleize :: Marbleize (v. t.) To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron..
Elgin Marbles :: Elgin marbles () Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin..
Marbly :: Marbly (a.) Containing, or resembling, marble..
Quarry :: Quarry (v. t.) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble..
Inequality :: Inequality (n.) Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc..
Marble :: Marble (a.) Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper..
Stoned :: Stone (n.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also imposing stone..
Verd Antique :: Verd antique () A mottled-green serpentine marble.
Marbling :: Marbling (n.) The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble..
Arundelian :: Arundelian (a.) Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624..
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