Definitions for marble
ˈmɑr bəlmar·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marblenoun

   a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

2. marblenoun

   a small ball of glass that is used in various games

3. marbleverb

   a sculpture carved from marble

4. marbleverb

   paint or stain like marble

   "marble paper"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marblenoun

   A rock of crystalline limestone.

2. marblenoun

   A small spherical ball of rock, glass, ceramic or metal used in children's games.

3. marbleverb

   To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.

4. marbleverb

   To get the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.

5. marbleverb

   To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.

6. marbleverb

   To become interlaced with fat.

7. Etymology: From and marbre, from marmor, from μάρμαρος, perhaps related to μαρμάρεος. Much of the early classical marble came from the 'Marmaris' sea above the Aegean. The forms from French replaced marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marbleadjective

   1. Made of marble.

   Pygmalion’s fate reverst is mine,
   His marble love took flesh and blood,
   All that I worshipp’d as divine,
   That beauty, now ’tis understood,
   Appears to have no more of life,
   Than that whereof he fram’d his wife. Edmund Waller.

   2. Variegated, or red like marble.

   Shall I see far-fetched inventions? shall I labour to lay marble colours over my ruinous thoughts? or rather, though the pureness of my virgin-mind be stained, let me keep the true simplicity of my word. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   The appendix shall be printed by itself, stitched, and with a marble cover. Jonathan Swift.

2. Marblenoun

   Etymology: marbre, French; marmor, Latin.

   1. Stone used in statues and elegant buildings, capable of a bright polish, and in a strong heat calcining into lime.

   He plies her hard, and much rain wears the marble. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. William Shakespeare.

   Thou marble hew’st, ere long to part with breath,
   And houses rear’st, unmindful of thy death. George Sandys.

   Some dry their corn infected with the brine,
   Then grind with marbles, and prepare to dine. Dryden.

   The two flat sides of two pieces of marble will more easily approach each other, between which there is nothing but water or air, than if there be a diamond between them; not that the parts of the diamond are more solid, but because the parts of water being more easily separable, give way to the approach of the two pieces of marble. John Locke.

   2. Little balls of marble with which children play.

   Marbles taught him percussion, and the laws of motion; nut-crackers the use of the leaver. Scriblerus Club .

   3. A stone remarkable for the sculpture or inscription; as, the Oxford marbles.

3. To Marbleverb

   To variegate, or vein like marble.

   Etymology: marbrer, French, from the noun.

   A sheet of very well sleeked marbled paper did not cast any of its distinct colours upon the wall with an equal diffusion. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

   Marian
   Marbled with sage the hard’ning cheese she press’d,
   And yellow butter Marian’s skill profess’d. John Gay, Pastorals.

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1. marble

   Marble is a type of hard, crystalline metamorphic rock that originates from limestone or dolomite. It is primarily composed of calcite or dolomite crystals and is commonly used in sculpture and architecture due to its beautiful aesthetic and high durability. The color and veining of marble varies depending on the types and amounts of impurities present during its formation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marblenoun

   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

2. Marblenoun

   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

3. Marblenoun

   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

4. Marbleadjective

   made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper

5. Marbleadjective

   cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart

6. Marblenoun

   to stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper

7. Etymology: [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma`rmaros, fr. marmai`rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. Marmoreal.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Marble

   Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however, stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marble

   mär′bl, n. any species of limestone taking a high polish: that which is made of marble, as a work of art: a little ball used by boys in play.—adj. made of marble: veined like marble: hard: insensible.—v.t. to stain or vein like marble.—adjs. Mar′ble-breast′ed, hard-hearted, cruel; Mar′ble-con′stant, constant or firm as marble, immovable.—n. Mar′ble-cut′ter, one who hews marble: a machine for cutting marble.—adjs. Mar′ble-edged, having the edges marbled, as a book; Mar′ble-heart′ed, hard-hearted, insensible.—ns. Mar′ble-pā′per, paper coloured in imitation of variegated marble; Mar′bler; Mar′bling, the act of veining or painting in imitation of marble.—adv. Mar′bly, resembling marble, in the manner of marble.—Elgin marbles, a collection of marbles obtained chiefly from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin in 1811, now in the British Museum. [O. Fr. marbre—L. marmor; cf. Gr. marmaros, marmairein, to sparkle.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marble

   A type of matter.

   Marble is mined from a marble quarry and used for various purposes e.g. kitchen worktop and as a building material.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 7, 2017  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MARBLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marble is ranked #5940 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Marble surname appeared 5,796 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Marble.
   
   80.5% or 4,666 total occurrences were White.
   13.5% or 785 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 124 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 114 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 64 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 43 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Ball
   • Handicraft
   • Stain
   • Stone

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marble' in Nouns Frequency: #2242

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Anagrams for marble »

1. ambler

2. blamer

3. ramble

4. lamber

How to pronounce marble?

1. Alex

   US English

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

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   Indian

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   Indian

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   Oliver

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How to say marble in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marble in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of marble in a Sentence

1. Adrienne Rich:

   As her sons have seen her: the mother in patriarchy: controlling, erotic, castrating, heart-suffering, guilt-ridden, and guilt-provoking; a marble brow, a huge breast, an avid cave; between her legs snakes, swamp-grass, or teeth; on her lap a helpless infant or a martyred son. She exists for one purpose: to bear and nourish the son.

2. Dawn Carroll:

   Having just been in Italy, I fell in love with the marble streets and sidewalks of Verona, millions of footsteps pound and torture that stone daily, but the abuse creates the exquisite finish.

3. Joseph Addison:

   What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

4. Julie Nangia:

   I tell women to do monthly breast exams, not to look for something huge, but to look for something new the size of a marble or walnut, if they are n’t comfortable, they should ask their physician how.

5. President Obama:

   Not just the legends and the giants of the Civil Rights Movement like Dr. King and John Lewis, but the countless American heroes whose names aren't in the history books that aren't etched on marble somewhere — ordinary men and women from all corners of this nation, all walks of life, black and white, rich and poor, students, scholars, maids, ministers — all who marched and who sang and organized to change this country for the better.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=marble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Marble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=marble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marble
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=marble
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=marble
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=marble