marbleize

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

marbleize
    v 1: make something look like marble; "marbleize the fireplace"
         [syn: {marbleize}, {marbleise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Marbleize \Mar"ble*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbleized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Marbleizing}.]
   To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a
   surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or
   iron.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

39 Moby Thesaurus words for "marbleize":
      band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blotch, check, checker,
      dapple, dot, flake, fleck, freckle, harlequin, iris, maculate,
      marble, motley, mottle, pepper, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow,
      spangle, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize,
      stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, tessellate,
      variegate, vein

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