Definition of Marble
Marble
mar·ble
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a form of limestone that is typically hard and streaked with color, capable of being highly polished, and used for making statues/sculptures and elements of buildings;
e.g. Many of the statues in museums are carved from marble, so they can last for hundreds of years.
(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.
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