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marbled

Main Entry:: mar·bled
Pronunciation:: \ˈmär-bəld\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1598

1 [¹marble] a: made of or covered with marble or marbling b: marked by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature <ancient marbled cities>2: having markings or coloration suggestive of marble3 [²marble] : marked by an intermixture of fat and lean <well-marbled beef>

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