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mottled marble

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  • marble — [mär′bəl] n. [ME marble, marbre < OFr marbre < L marmor < Gr marmaros, white stone, orig. boulder (meaning infl. by marmairein, to shine) < IE base * mer , to rub > MARE3] 1. a hard, crystalline or granular, metamorphic limestone,… …   English World dictionary

  • Marble cake — A marble cake is a cake with a streaked or mottled appearance achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter.[1] It can be a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake, in which case it is mainly vanilla, with streaks of chocolate. References …   Wikipedia

  • marble — ► NOUN 1) a hard form of limestone, typically variegated or mottled, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and building. 2) a small ball of coloured glass used as a toy. 3) (marbles) (treated as sing. ) a game in which marbles are rolled …   English terms dictionary

  • marble — marbler, n. /mahr beuhl/, n., adj., v., marbled, marbling. n. 1. metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in… …   Universalium

  • marble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hard, vitreous, unyielding; lifeless, insensible, cold; white, pale, colorless; variegated, particolored, pied, striated, mottled. See color, hardness, insensibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

  • Marble — /mahr beuhl/, n. Alice, 1913 90, U.S. tennis player. * * * Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in marble is calcite. Commercially, marble includes… …   Universalium

  • marble — {{11}}marble (adj.) late 14c., of marble, from MARBLE (Cf. marble) (n.). Meaning mottled like marble is mid 15c. Marble cake is attested from 1864. {{12}}marble (n.) type of stone much used in sculpture, monuments, etc., early 14c., by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • marble — n. & v. n. 1 limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used in sculpture and architecture. 2 (often attrib.) a anything made of marble (a marble clock). b anything resembling marble in hardness,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • marble — /ˈmabəl / (say mahbuhl) noun 1. limestone in a more or less crystalline state and capable of taking a polish, occurring in a wide range of colours and variegations, and much used in sculpture and architecture. 2. a variety of this stone. 3. a… …  

  • marble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros Date: 12th century 1. a. limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mottled soap — marmurinis muilas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Muilas, turintis kitos spalvos gyslelių. atitikmenys: angl. marble soap; mottled soap rus. мраморное мыло …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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