marbling
Definition of marbling
1 : the action or process of making like marble especially in coloration
2 : coloration or markings resembling or suggestive of marble
3 : an intermixture of fat and lean especially when evenly distributed in a cut of meat
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Viewed from on high, that blue marbling looks pretty smooth.
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1686
First Known Use of marbling
1686
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