ALL meanings of marbling
mar·bling
M m - noun marbling 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 sculpture and architecture. 1
- noun marbling any variety of this stone: Carrara marble. 1
- noun marbling an object made of or carved from this stone, especially a sculpture: Renaissance marbles. 1
- noun marbling a piece of this stone: the fallen marbles of Roman ruins. 1
- noun marbling (not in technical use) any of various breccias or other stones that take a high polish and show a variegated pattern. 1
- noun marbling a marbled appearance or pattern; marbling: The woodwork had a greenish marble. 1
- noun marbling anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.: a brow of marble. 1
- noun marbling something lacking in warmth or feeling. 1
- noun marbling a little ball made of stone, baked clay, glass, porcelain, agate, or steel, especially for use in games. 1
- noun marbling marbles, (used with a singular verb) a game for children in which a marble is propelled by the thumb to hit another marble so as to drive it out of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground. 1
- noun marbling marbles, Slang. normal rational faculties; sanity; wits; common sense: to have all one's marbles; to lose one's marbles. 1
- adjective marbling consisting or made of marble. 1
- adjective marbling like marble, as in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc. 1
- adjective marbling lacking in warmth, compassion, or sympathy: marble heart. 1
- adjective marbling of variegated or mottled color. 1
- verb with object marbling to color or stain like variegated marble. 1
- verb with object marbling to apply a decorative pattern to (paper, the edges of a book, etc.) by transferring oil pigments floating on water. 1
- noun marbling Coloring or marking that resembles variegated marble. 1
- noun marbling A mottled or streaky appearance. 0
- noun marbling The process of adding such an appearance, especially as a decoration. 0
- verb marbling present participle of marble. 0
- noun marbling a mottled effect or pattern resembling marble 0
- noun marbling such an effect obtained by transferring floating colours from a bath of gum solution 0
- noun marbling the streaks of fat in lean meat 0
- noun marbling the art or process of staining or veining like marble, as the decoration of book edges in marblelike patterns 0
- noun marbling a streaked, veined, or mottled appearance like that of marble 0