MARBLE | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Marble

Marble

Mar·ble

Definition/Meaning

(noun)

A hard, compact, metamorphic rock often used for sculpture and architecture.

e.g. The ancient Greeks carved beautiful statues from white marble.

(noun)

broadly, something that is made of marble, especially a sculpture, or something that resembles this substance, especially in terms of being hard, smooth, cold, or pale;

e.g. There was a small marble of a swan displayed on the shelf. He had a marble expression on his face, without a bit of warmth or kindness in it.

(noun)

a small ball made of a material such as colored glass, typically used as a toy and in games, or a game in which such balls are rolled on the ground (used in the plural as "marbles" in the latter case);

e.g. He found a blue marble in the sand at the beach. The children were playing marbles on the sidewalk.

(noun)

a pattern consisting of streaks or patches of color on a solid colored background;

e.g. She is trying to decide what colors she wants for the marble on the wall.

(verb)

to give something a pattern of streaks and/or patches of color;

e.g. If you marble a vanilla batter with a chocolate batter, your cake will have two colors in it.