What does marble mean?
Definitions for marble
ˈmɑr bəlmar·ble
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word marble.
Princeton's WordNet
marblenoun
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
marblenoun
a small ball of glass that is used in various games
marbleverb
a sculpture carved from marble
marbleverb
paint or stain like marble
"marble paper"
Wiktionary
marblenoun
A rock of crystalline limestone.
marblenoun
A small spherical ball of rock, glass, ceramic or metal used in children's games.
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.
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.
marbleverb
To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
marbleverb
To become interlaced with fat.
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 Dictionary
Marbleadjective
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.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.
Marblenoun
Etymology: marbre, French; marmor, Latin.
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.
Marbles taught him percussion, and the laws of motion; nut-crackers the use of the leaver. Scriblerus Club .
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
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
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
Marbleadjective
made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper
Marbleadjective
cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart
Marblenoun
to stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper
Etymology: [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma`rmaros, fr. marmai`rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. Marmoreal.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Contribution
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 Records
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.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'marble' in Nouns Frequency: #2242
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Anagrams for marble »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of marble in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of marble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of marble in a Sentence
It was the boast of Augustus that he found Rome of brick and left it of marble. But how much nobler will be the sovereign's boast when he shall have it to say that he found law... a sealed book and left it a living letter found it the patrimony of the rich and left it the inheritance of the poor found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression and left it the staff of honesty and the shield of innocence.
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.
At a time when we are confronted by climate change with phenomena such as the current heatwave, we reaffirmed our ambitions with this law... by inscribing in marble the principle of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
If we work upon marble, it will perish if we work upon brass, time will efface it if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust but if we work upon immortal minds and instill into them just principles, we are then engraving that upon tablets which no time will efface, but will brighten and brighten to all eternity.
The eagles don't sit for you, they are wild birds, i was missing images all the time. There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a shot, then it disappears like water on a hot marble plate.
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- رخامArabic
- мармурBelarusian
- bala, marbreCatalan, Valencian
- kuličky, mramor, kuličkaCzech
- marmor, marblen, marblysWelsh
- marmorDanish
- Marmor, Murmel, marmorierenGerman
- μάρμαροGreek
- bolita, bola, bola de cristal, mable, bolincha, balita, maule, bolindre, mebli, cachina, bola de vidrio, metra, mármol, chibola, boliche, picha, canicaSpanish
- تیله, تک, مرمرPersian
- marmoroida, marmori, marmorikuula, marmoroitua, lasikuulaFinnish
- bille, marbrer, marbreFrench
- mirlín, marmar, marmaraighIrish
- mirleag, marbal, drillean, triuirean, marmorScottish Gaelic
- mármoreGalician
- marmyrManx
- márványHungarian
- մարմարArmenian
- marmariIcelandic
- biglia, marmo, pallinaItalian
- שַׁיִשׁHebrew
- ビー玉, 大理石, マーブルJapanese
- 大理石, 대리석, 구슬Korean
- mermer, مهڕمهڕ, tebel, xar, ههڵماتKurdish
- marmorLatin
- māpere, hītimiMāori
- џамлија, мермерMacedonian
- guli, ݢوندو, gundu, جاکا, jaka, کلرڠ, kelerang, ݢوليMalay
- irħamMaltese
- marmer, knikkerDutch
- klinkekule, marmorNorwegian
- marbreOccitan
- kulka, kula, marmurPolish
- mármore, berlindePortuguese
- marmurăRomanian
- мрамор, шарик, марблRussian
- kliker, кликер, мрамор, мермер, mramor, mermerSerbo-Croatian
- kula, spelkula, marmorSwedish
- ebrulamak, harelemek, mermer, misket, bilyeTurkish
- мармурUkrainian
- maboin, glöpilVolapük
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