a piece of 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 sculpture — Marble statue redirects here. For the song by Gigolo Aunts, see Everybody Happy. Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture Marble sculpture is… …   Wikipedia

• Marble Point — Marble Point, Antarctica, is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land located at 77° 26 S latitude and 163° 50 E longitude. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station… …   Wikipedia

• Marble Point — en 1957 Marble Point est un promontoire rocheux antarctique situé sur la côte de la Terre Victoria, à …   Wikipédia en Français

• Marble Arms — Industry firearms Predecessor Marble Safety Axe Company, Gladstone Manufacturing Company, Founded 1892 (1892) Founder(s) Webster Marble Headquarters …   Wikipedia

• Marble (toy) — For the stone, see marble. For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). Hand made marbles from West Africa …   Wikipedia

• 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 — /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

• 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

• piece —    To join parts to form a whole. When the whole is a sculpture, the parts are often projecting extremities or accessories, especially in marble sculpture. Piece sometimes refers to an artifact, an artwork, or an object, or to a part of one. Also …   Glossary of Art Terms