marble

• band
• bar
• bespatter
• blot
• blotch
• dapple
• dot
• dye
• fleck
• freckle
• intersperse
• mottle
• pepper
• set
• shoot
• spatter
• speck
• speckle
• splotch
• spot
• sprinkle
• stain
• stipple
• streak
• stripe
• stud

• noun
  1. A rock of crystalline limestone.
  2. (games) A small ball, usually of glass or ceramic.
  3. An artwork made from marble.
• verb
  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.
  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.
  3. To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
  4. (of meat, especially beef) To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
  5. (by extension) To lace or be laced throughout.
• adjective
  1. Made of, or resembling, marble.
  2. Cold; hard; unfeeling.

• The statue was carved from a single block of marble.
• He lost his favorite marble in a game at the park.
• The grand hall was decorated with polished marble floors.
• She admired the smooth texture of the white marble countertop.
• Ancient temples often featured pillars made of fine marble.

maculate

dapple

paint

variegate

hard-hearted

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