Etymology : Middle English, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros
Pronunciation : 'mär-b&l
Function : noun
Date : 12th century
1. crystalized limestone used in flooring and sculpture; small glass ball used as a children's toy. cause to resemble marble, apply decorative material or color to give the appearance of marble. of or made from marble; marblelike; apathetic, cold. marble\mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. marbled ; p. pr. & vb. n. marbling .] [cf. f. marbrer. see:
marble, n.] to stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.marble \mar"ble\, a.
2. made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
3. cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart.marble \mar"ble\ , n. [oe. marbel, marbre, f. marbre, l. marmor, fr. gr. , fr. to sparkle, flash. cf. marmoreal.].
4. a massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. the color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. the name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.note:.
5. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes.
6. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded.
7. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.
8. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles.
9. A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.
10. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
11. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart.
12. To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. a small ball of glass that is used in various games a sculpture carved from marble a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material paint or stain like marble; "marble paper".
13. 1. Marble is a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which shines when it is cut and polished. Statues and parts of buildings are sometimes made of marble. The house has a superb staircase made from oak and marble.
14. Marbles are sculptures made of marble. marbles and bronzes from the Golden Age of Athens.
15. Marbles is a children's game played with small balls, usually made of coloured glass. You roll a ball along the ground and try to hit an opponent's ball with it. On the far side of the street, two boys were playing marbles.
16. A marble is one of the small balls used in the game of marbles. Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in marble is calcite. Commercially, "marble" includes all decorative calcium-rich rocks that can be polished, as well as some serpentines. Marbles are used principally for buildings and monuments, interior decoration, statuary, tabletops, and novelties. Colour and appearance are their most important qualities. Statuary marble, the most valuable variety, must be pure white and of uniform grain size.
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