Marbled

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
marbled
    adj 1: patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling
           marble; "marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbled},
           {marbleized}, {marbleised}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.]
   To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to
   marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.
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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.
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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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