Noun

Singular marble

Plural marbles

marble (plural marbles)

  1. (uncountable) A rock of crystalline limestone.
    Open thy marble jaws, O tomb / And hide me, earth, in thy dark womb.—George Frederic Handel, Jeptha
  2. (countable) A small spherical ball of rock or glass used in children's games.

Derived terms

Verb

Infinitive to marble

Third person singular marbles

Simple past marbled

Past participle marbled

Present participle marbling

to marble (third-person singular simple present marbles, present participle marbling, simple past and past participle marbled)

  1. (transitive) To give the appearance of the streaks and swirls of types of certain marble, as by incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients or by uneven application of paint or other colorant.
  2. (intransitive, beef) To be interlaced with fat.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • marble beef
  • marble cake

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Nov 9 13:31:17 2009

Marble is a non foliated metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone, composed mostly of calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, Ca C O3). It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications. The word "marble" is colloquially used to refer to many other stones that are capable of taking a high polish.

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Mon Oct 12 05:03:50 2009

How would I find out if a marble lamp I have is worth anything?
Q. I have a couple of old marble lamps that are pretty detailed and different color marble carved with feet? How would I even start to fiqure out what they are worth?
Asked by Angel W - Wed Sep 16 19:13:02 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. take to an antique store & ask them? if they're a good dealer, they should be able to tell you a little about it. maybe check eBay for similar lamps & see if there are any the same, and what they're selling for.
Answered by unknown - Wed Sep 16 19:16:57 2009

How to clean a marble worktop?
Q. We have a black marble kitchen worktop. What is the best thing to clean it with ?
Asked by Neil C - Tue Nov 14 05:39:26 2006 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I use a little washing up liquid on a sponge every day and, once a week, I clean mine with white cream cleaner and rinse immediately. When dry, I spray it with a little silicone base spray to seal it and buff it up. I would not use vinegar, it erodes it. Windowlene is good to strip any build up but I would rinse it off thoroughly and do the same as above afterwards.
Answered by WISE OWL - Tue Nov 14 13:09:08 2006

What sort of primer should I use to prep a marble fireplace?
Q. Ok I know it's an odd question but I'm a childminder and have recently moved house, the room which I have bagged as my playroom had a fireplace in with a "marble" fireback. Originally I tried to stick a piece of painted hardboard against it as my blackboard, but this wasn't successful. I now want to prime and paint the marble itself to use as my blackboard, but aren't sure what sort of primer I need to use, so am looking for the answer here please.
Asked by LilyB7 - Thu Sep 24 05:30:31 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I don't think it will work for blackboard paint finish as it will not be that well adhered to the dense marble surface and won't take the abuse. Marble is an expensive stone. I would cut a piece of rigid plywood to the size you want and dab a few spots of silicone and press it against the fireplace. This could then be removed later.
Answered by Taf - Thu Sep 24 11:18:53 2009

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