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marbled

adjective
mar·​bled | \ ˈmär-bəld How to pronounce marbled (audio) \

Definition of marbled

1 [ 1marble ]

a : made of or covered with marble or marbling
b : marked by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature ancient marbled cities
2 : having markings or coloration suggestive of marble
3 [ 2marble ] : marked by an intermixture of fat and lean well-marbled beef

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Examples of marbled in a Sentence

The mansion has beautiful marbled columns. The meat was marbled with fat.

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Kitchens are equipped with stainless steel appliances, woodgrain cabinets, islands, white quartz counters and marbled porcelain backsplashes. Pamela Dittmer Mckuen, chicagotribune.com, "West Loop’s 727 West Madison apartments play up elliptical design," 20 Aug. 2019 Chalk it up to a mixture of culture and natural beauty: the food of San Sebastián, the art of Málaga, the marbled walkways of Alicante. Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, "The 10 Most Beautiful Coastal Towns in Spain," 19 July 2019 Hynes then comes rushing into the room, dressed in a powdered wig, a marbled turtleneck, culottes, and Margiela Tabi boots. Vogue, "Dev Hynes on the Surreal Fashion Fantasy of His New “Benzo” Video," 15 July 2019 The thinner dye will spread considerably more in your shaving cream, giving you less definition in the colors, and won't produce as much of a marbled look. Country Living, "How to Make Shaving Cream Easter Eggs for Your Most Colorful Holiday Yet," 15 Mar. 2019 Photo: Ian West/PA Wire/ZUMA PRESS In the fall of 2015, Mr. Yurov and Mr. Worsley met in the marbled foyer at Claridge’s, a five-star hotel in London, for coffee. Max Colchester And Margot Patrick, WSJ, "Hiding Russian Money Was Easy. Quitting Was Harder.," 4 Aug. 2018 Look to exquisite details like the marbled lips at Eckhaus Latta, streaked on in two simple steps by makeup artist Kanako Takase, or the brows hued blue at Marina Moscone. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "The 6 Beauty Trends That Stole Our Hearts at New York Fashion Week," 13 Sep. 2018 The article says the Georgia ditch denizens were probably shipped to Europe as pets and one of them in an aquarium mutated into a new species — the marbled crawfish — that reproduces without males. George Mathis, AJC.com, "Mutant clones of Georgia crawfish besiege planet," 8 Feb. 2018 What could stop the spread of the mighty marbled crawfish? Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, "Mutant female crawfish invade Europe: report," 6 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of marbled

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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marbled

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of marbled

: made from or decorated with marble
: having markings or colors similar to marble
of meat : having lines of fat mixed throughout

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