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Meaning of MARBLED

Pronunciation:  m'ârbuld

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble; "marbleized pink skin"
 
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 Synonyms: marbleised, marbleized, patterned
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mar"bled\, a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] ``The {marbled}
   mansion.'' --Shak.
2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.
   ``Marbled paper.'' --Boyle.
3. (zo["o]l.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a
   confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: banded, barred, brinded, brindle, brindled, calico, clouded, dapple, dappled, listed, marbleized, motley, mottled, pepper-and-salt, piebald, pied, pinto, skewbald, streaked, streaky, striatal, striate, striated, strigate, strigose, striolate, striped, stripy, tabby, veined, watered
 

 

 

 

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