marbled
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Marbled \Mar"bled\, a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The {marbled}
mansion." --Shak.
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2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.
"Marbled paper." --Boyle.
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3. (Zool.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a
confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
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4. Having small flecks of fat interspered with the muscle; --
of cuts of meat, especially beef; as, a well-marbled
steak. Such marbling improves the flavor of beef for most
people.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "marbled":
banded, barred, brinded, brindle, brindled, calico, clouded,
dapple, dappled, listed, marbleized, motley, mottled,
pepper-and-salt, piebald, pied, pinto, skewbald, streaked, streaky,
striatal, striate, striated, strigate, strigose, striolate,
striped, stripy, tabby, veined, watered
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