marble
To cause the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by…To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
» The children are playing marbles.
Die Kinder spielen mit Murmeln.
Дети играют в шарики.
Діти грають у кульки.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
marmorieren
(intransitive)To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.
(transitive)To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
(intransitive)To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
(broadly, figuratively)To lace or be laced throughout.
- paint or stain like marble
Examples
89 sentencesThe children are playing marbles.
Діти грають у кульки.
ruДети играют в шарики.
deDie Kinder spielen mit Murmeln.
Marble floors are beautiful.
Мармурові підлоги гарні.
ruМраморные полы красивы.
deMarmorfußböden sind schön.
He must have lost his marbles.
ruОн, должно быть, рехнулся.
deEr muss den Verstand verloren haben.
Tom plays marbles with his friends.
Tom's house has a beautiful marble staircase.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, froInherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.
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Forms
marbles, marbling, marbled, marbledSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle