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marble

1. mar.ble \'ma:r-b*l\ n [ME, fr. OF marbre, fr. L marmor, fr. Gk marmaros] 
   1a: limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that range 
   s from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking a high 
   polish, and that is used in architecture and sculpture 1b: something 
   composed of or made from marble; esp : a piece of scu lpture 1c: something 
   suggesting marble  2a: a little ball made of a hard substance (as glass) 
   and used in various g ames pl but sing in constr  2b: a children's game 
   played with these little balls  3: MARBLING 
2. marble \-b(*-)lin\ vt or mar.bling : to stain or vein like marble 
3. marble aj : resembling or suggestive of marble