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marble

/ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ verbo C2

En español: jaspear

  1. 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. (transitive)
  2. 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. (intransitive)
  3. To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble. (transitive)
  4. To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat. (intransitive)
  5. To lace or be laced throughout. (figuratively)

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He saw before him an officer delegated to enforce the law, and perfectly well knew that it would be as unavailing to seek pity from a magistrate decked with his official scarf, as to address a petition to some cold marble effigy.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 31 · C1
The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 63 · B2
They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 63 · B2
There was a tiny fountain in the middle of the room, that shot a spray of green perfume into the air, to fall back into a beautifully carved green marble basin.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 65 · B2

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