1
a
: limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking a high polish, and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture
b
: something (such as a piece of sculpture) composed of or made from marble
c
: something suggesting marble (as in hardness, coldness, or smoothness)
a heart of marble
2
a
: a little ball made of a hard substance (such as glass) and used in various games
b
marbles plural in form but singular in construction
: any of several games played with these little balls
c
marbles plural
: the rewards to be won in competition especially for a championship
—used in the phrase all the marbles
a game being played for all the marbles
3
: marbling
4
marbles plural
: elements of common sense
marble
adjective
marbled; marbling
ˈmär-b(ə-)liŋ 
: to give a veined or mottled appearance to
marble the edges of a book
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Examples of marble in a Sentence
Noun
The statue is made of marble.
I love to play with marbles.
Verb
marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect
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Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2020, the cemetery added plexiglass to Anthony and her sister’s gravestones to protect the marble.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s also the international Beef Marbling Score, which grades marbling on a scale of one to 12.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
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Noun
Arriving via the gorgeous gardens of Grosvenor Square, my partner and I oohed and aahed at the imposing marble, opulent chandeliers and old-world glamour of the hotel lobby.
—Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2020, the cemetery added plexiglass to Anthony and her sister’s gravestones to protect the marble.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Architect Bo Lee designed a steel-and-glass partition for the foyer, where Frannie and Posie, Abigail Klem Spector’s coton de tulear dogs, sit, and created a black-and-white floor with Statuary and Nero Marquina marbles.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s also the international Beef Marbling Score, which grades marbling on a scale of one to 12.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marble. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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marble
1 of 2 noun
mar·ble
ˈmär-bəl
1
a
: a limestone that takes a high polish and is used in architecture and sculpture
b
: something made from marble
especially
: a piece of sculpture
2
a
: a little ball (as of glass) used in various games
b
plural
: a children's game played with these little balls
marble
adjective
marble
2 of 2 verb
marbled; marbling
ˈmär-b(ə-)liŋ
: to give a streaked, spotted, or blotched appearance to (as by staining)
marble the edges of a book
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