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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : mahr-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɑr bəl



Definition of marbled

Origin :
  • children's game, from plural of marble (n.); first recorded by that name in 1709 but probably older (it was known in 13c. German as tribekugeln) and originally played with small balls of polished marble or alabaster, later clay; the modern glass ones with the colored swirl date from 1840s.
  • Meaning "mental faculties, common sense" is from 1927, American English slang, perhaps [OED] from earlier slang marbles "furniture, personal effects, 'the goods' " (1864, Hotten), a corrupt translation of French meubles (plural) "furniture" (see furniture).
  • As in mottled : adj speckled
  • As in multicolored : adj having various hues
  • As in multicolor : adj having many colors
  • As in polychromatic : adj multicolor
  • As in polychrome : adj multicolor
  • As in polychromic : adj multicolor
  • As in polychromous : adj multicolor
  • As in varicolored : adj multicolor
  • As in versicolor : adj multicolor
  • As in versicolored : adj multicolor
  • As in spot : verb mark, stain
  • As in streak : verb make a line on
  • As in striate : verb streak
  • As in variegate : verb streak
Example sentences :
  • Then the sides may be covered with marbled paper or cloth, and the volume is restored.
  • Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
  • Most owners of books have had the edges of the volumes gilded or marbled by the binders.
  • Extract from : « The Library » by Andrew Lang
  • The abdomen is marbled with yellowish and white flecks, and is hairy at the end.
  • Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • Sometimes the edges are "marbled," and this is an interesting process to watch.
  • Extract from : « Makers of Many Things » by Eva March Tappan
  • Marbled leather should be decorated with flat ornament only.
  • Extract from : « The Decoration of Leather » by Georges de Rcy
  • John noticed the change in the coloring of his marbled visage, and turned about.
  • Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar
  • The covers, if calf or sheep skin, are next sprinkled or marbled.
  • Extract from : « Popular Technology; Volume 2 » by Edward Hazen
  • It and the variety marmorata, with marbled foliage, are fine for groups.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Bulbs » by Samuel Arnott
  • The chel are marbled with purplish spots and are nearly smooth.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
  • Shell much depressed, marbled and doubly-banded with ferrugineous.
  • Extract from : « Zoological Illustrations, Volume I » by William Swainson

Synonyms for marbled

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