marbled
marbled Lexical Profile
marbled Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Streaked, veined, or mottled with contrasting colors or patterns resembling marble.
"The antique book featured finely marbled endpapers in swirls of crimson and gold."
Having fine veins or streaks of intramuscular fat interspersed throughout lean muscle tissue (especially of beef or other cuts of meat).
"The chef selected a richly marbled ribeye steak to ensure maximum tenderness and flavor on the grill."
Covered or paved with marble.
"Our footsteps echoed loudly across the vast marbled foyer of the historic courthouse."
• Rhymes for marbled
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'marble' plus the participial suffix '-ed', ultimately deriving from Old French 'marbre', from Latin 'marmor', and Ancient Greek 'marmaros', meaning 'shining or crystalline stone'.
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