To give the appearance of the streaks and swirls of types of certain marble, as by incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients or by uneven application of paint or other colorant
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
Flooring with very hard surface and elegant appearance It stains easily and needs regular waxing
A soft, fine to coarsely crystalline, massive metamorphic rock which forms from limestone or dolomite It is distinguished by its softness, acid reaction, lack of fossils, and sugary appearance on freshly broken surfaces
metamorphosed limestone and is coarser grained than limestone, with banding indicating that flow occurred in the rock under high pressure
A coarse-grained, nonfoliated metamorphic rock derived from limestone or dolostone
To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper
A hard, crystalline or granular, metamorphic limestone which is white or variously colored and streaked or mottled It can take a high polish and is much used in sculpture and architecture
1 A metamorphic rock made up largely of calcite or dolomite 2 A rock that will polish and that is composed mainly of calcite or dolomite or, rarely, serpentine Artificial Marble Precast terrazzo