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1. (n.) marble
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. marble
a sculptural work in marble.
3. marble
something resembling marble, as in hardness:
a heart of marble.
4. marble
a little ball usu. made of glass or agate for use in games.
5. marble
marbles, (used with a sing. v.) any of various games for children played with marbles on a marked area of the ground.
6. marble
Slang. wits; common sense:
to lose one's marbles.
7. (adj.) marble
consisting of or resembling marble.
8. (v.t.) marble
to color or stain in imitation of variegated marble:
to marble the edges of a book.
Etymology: (1150–1200; var. of OE marmel < L marmor < Gk mármaros)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) marble
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
2. (noun) marble
a small ball of glass that is used in various games
3. (verb) marble
a sculpture carved from marble
4. (verb) marble
paint or stain like marble
"marble paper"
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1. (noun) marble
a very hard stone, usually with two colors
a marble fireplace; kitchen counters made of marble
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Marble
made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper
2. (adj) Marble
cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart
3. (noun) Marble
a massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc
4. (noun) Marble
a thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles
5. (noun) Marble
a little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles
6. (noun) Marble
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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Sense: a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch
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 Afrikaans: marmer |
 Arabic: رُخام، مَرْمَر |
 Bulgarian: мрамор |
 Brazilian: mármore |
 Czech: mramor(ový) |
 German: der Marmor; Marmor-... |
 Danish: marmor; marmor- |
 Greek: μάρμαρο |
 Spanish: mármol |
 Estonian: marmor |
 Farsi: سنگ مرمر |
 Finnish: marmori |
 French: (de/en) marbre |
 Hebrew: שַׁיִש |
 Hindi: सगंमरमर |
 Croatian: mramor |
 Hungarian: márvány |
 Indonesian: marmer |
 Icelandic: marmari |
 Italian: marmo; di/in marmo |
 Japanese: 大理石 |
 Korean: 대리석 |
 Lithuanian: marmuras |
 Latvian: marmors |
 Malay: marmar |
 Dutch: marmer |
 Norwegian: marmor |
 Polish: marmur |
 Persian: سنگ مرمر |
 Pashto: د مرمر ډبره |
 Portuguese: mármore |
 Romanian: (de) marmură |
 Russian: мрамор |
 Slovak: mramor; mramorový |
 Slovenian: marmor |
 Serbian: mermer |
 Swedish: marmor |
 Thai: หินอ่อน |
 Turkish: mermer |
 Taiwanese: 大理石 |
 Ukrainian: мармур |
 Urdu: سنگ مرمر |
 Vietnamese: đá hoa |
 Chinese: 大理石 |
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