marbled

English

Adjective

marbled (comparative more marbled, superlative most marbled)

Composed of marble; having a marble exterior.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Life of Timon of Athens, IV.iii
  Go great with tigers, dragons, wolves, and bears; / Teem with new monsters, whom thy upward face / Hath to the marbled mansion all above / Never presented!
Having marbling.
Resembling marble.
(meat) Interlaced with fat.

Derived terms

Derived terms

marbled godwit
marbled murrelet

marbled newt
marbled polecat

Translations

composed of marble

German: marmorn (de)

having marbling

German: marmoriert (de), geädert

resembling marble

German: marmorn (de), marmoriert (de)
Italian: marmorizzato (it)

Spanish: marmolado

interlaced with fat

German: marmoriert (de), durchwachsen (de)

Verb

marbled

simple past tense and past participle of marble

Anagrams

blarmed, rambled

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