marble
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mar·ble
(mär′bəl)n.
1.
a. A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities, and used especially in architecture and sculpture.
b. A piece of this rock.
c. A sculpture made from this rock.
2. Something resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock, as in being very hard, smooth, or cold: a heart of marble; a brow of marble.
3. Games
a. A small hard ball, usually of glass, used in children's games.
b. marbles(used with a sing. verb) Any of various games played with marbles.
4. marbles Slang Common sense; sanity: completely lost his marbles after the stock market crash.
5. Marbling.
tr.v. mar·bled, mar·bling, mar·bles
To mottle and streak (paper, for example) with colors and veins in imitation of marble.
adj.
1. Composed of metamorphic rock: a marble hearth.
2. Resembling metamorphic rock in consistency, texture, venation, color, or coldness.
[Middle English marbre, marble, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros, of unknown origin.]
mar′bly adj.
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marble
(ˈmɑːbəl)n
1. (Geological Science)
a. a hard crystalline metamorphic rock resulting from the recrystallization of a limestone: takes a high polish and is used for building and sculpture
b. (as modifier): a marble bust. marmoreal
2. (Art Terms) a block or work of art of marble
3. (Games, other than specified) a small round glass or stone ball used in playing marbles
4. make one's marble good informal Austral and NZ to succeed or do the right thing
5. pass in one's marble informal Austral to die
vb
(tr) to mottle with variegated streaks in imitation of marble
adj
6. cold, hard, or unresponsive
7. (Colours) white like some kinds of marble
[C12: via Old French from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros, related to Greek marmairein to gleam]
ˈmarbled adj
ˈmarbler n
ˈmarbly adj
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mar•ble
(ˈmɑr bəl)n., adj., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. metamorphosed limestone that consists chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, occurs in a wide range of colors and variegations, takes a high polish, and is used esp. in sculpture and architecture.
2. a sculptural work in marble.
3. something resembling marble, as in hardness: a heart of marble.
4. a little ball usu. made of glass or agate for use in games.
5. marbles, (used with a sing. v.) any of various games for children played with marbles on a marked area of the ground.
6. marbles, Slang. wits; common sense: to lose one's marbles.
adj. 7. consisting of or resembling marble.
v.t. 8. to color or stain in imitation of variegated marble: to marble the edges of a book.
[1150–1200; variant of Old English marmel < Latin marmor < Greek mármaros]
mar′bler, n.
mar′bly, adj.
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mar·ble
(mär′bəl) A metamorphic rock consisting primarily of calcite and dolomite. Marble is formed by the action of heat and pressure on limestone. Although it is usually white to gray in color, it often has irregularly colored marks due to impurities. See Table at rock.
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marble
Past participle: marbled
Gerund: marbling
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marble
1. A stone popular for sculpture because of its extreme durability, found in all colors ranging from nearly pure white to nearly pure black.
2. A metamorphic rock formed from recrystallized limestone or dolomite.
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| Noun | 1. |  marble - a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building materialrock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" verd antique, verde antique - a dark green impure marble |
| 2. |  marble - a small ball of glass that is used in various gamesball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" | |
| 3. |  marble - a sculpture carved from marble sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art | |
| Verb | 1. |  marble - paint or stain like marble; "marble paper"handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands stain - color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" |
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marble
nounlose your marbles go mad, go crazy, go insane, take leave of your senses, lose your reason, go off your trolley (Brit. informal), go off your head You'll probably think I've lost my marbles.
Related words
adjective marmoreal
adjective marmoreal
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Translations
رخامرُخَامٌرُخام، مَرْمَركُلَّه من المَرْمَر
mramorkuličkakuličkyskleněnka
marmormarmor-glaskugle
marmori
mramor
márványszínes játékgolyó
glerkúlamarmari
大理石
대리석
imituojantis marmurąmarmurasmarmuro išvaizdosstiklo rutuliukasžaidimas stiklo rutuliukais
marmorsstikla bumbiņa
marmură
guľôčkamramor
frnikolamarmor
marmorkula
หินอ่อน
đá cẩm thạch
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marble
[ˈmɑːrbəl] npl
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marble
n
→ Marmor m
(= work in marble) → Marmorplastik f
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marble
(ˈmaːbl) noun1. a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch. This table is made of marble; (also adjective) a marble statue.
2. a small hard ball of glass used in children's games. The little boy rolled a marble along the ground.
ˈmarbled adjective having irregular streaks of different colours, like some types of marble. marbled stonework.
ˈmarbles noun singular any of several games played with marbles. The boys were playing marbles.
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marble
→ رُخَامٌ mramor marmor Marmor μάρμαρο mármol marmori marbre mramor marmo 大理石 대리석 marmer marmor marmur mármore мрамор marmor หินอ่อน mermer đá cẩm thạch 大理石Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009