marble

mar·ble  (märbl)

n.

1.

a. A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities, and used especially in architecture and sculpture.

b. A piece of this rock.

c. A sculpture made from this rock.

2. Something resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock, as in being very hard, smooth, or cold: a heart of marble; a brow of marble.

3. Games

a. A small hard ball, usually of glass, used in children's games.

b. marbles (used with a sing. verb) Any of various games played with marbles.

4. marbles (used with a sing. verb) Slang Common sense; sanity: completely lost his marbles after the stock market crash.

5. Marbling.

tr.v. mar·bled, mar·bling, mar·bles

To mottle and streak (paper, for example) with colors and veins in imitation of marble.

adj.

1. Composed of metamorphic rock: a marble hearth.

2. Resembling metamorphic rock in consistency, texture, venation, color, or coldness.

---

[Middle English, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros.]

---

marbly adj.

---

marble [ˈmɑːb^əl]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science)

a.  a hard crystalline metamorphic rock resulting from the recrystallization of a limestone: takes a high polish and is used for building and sculpture

b.  (as modifier) a marble bust Related adj marmoreal

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a block or work of art of marble

3. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a small round glass or stone ball used in playing marbles

make one's marble good Austral and NZ informal to succeed or do the right thing

pass in one's marble Austral informal to die

vb

(tr) to mottle with variegated streaks in imitation of marble

adj

1. cold, hard, or unresponsive

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) white like some kinds of marble See also marbles

[via Old French from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros, related to Greek marmairein to gleam]

marbled  adj

marbler  n

marbly  adj

---

marble  (märbl)

A metamorphic rock consisting primarily of calcite and dolomite. Marble is formed by the metamorphism of limestone. Although it is usually white to gray in color, it often has irregularly colored marks due to the presence of impurities such as silica and clay. Marble is used especially in sculpture and as a building material.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marble - a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" verd antique, verde antique - a dark green impure marble
	2.	marble - a small ball of glass that is used in various games ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" shooter, taw - a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
	3.	marble - a sculpture carved from marble sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art
Verb	1.	marble - paint or stain like marble; "marble paper" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands stain - color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"

---

marble

noun

lose your marbles go mad, go crazy, go insane, take leave of your senses, lose your reason, go off your trolley (Brit. informal), go off your head You'll probably think I've lost my marbles.

Related words
adjective marmoreal

Translations

marble [ˈmɑːbl]

A. N

1. (= material) → mármol m

2. (= work in marble) → obra f en mármol

3. (= glass ball) → canica f, bolita f (Andes, S. Cone), metra f (Ven)
to play marbles → jugar a las canicas
to lose one's marbles → perder la chaveta

B. CPD → marmóreo, de mármol
marble quarry N → cantera f de mármol
marble staircase N → escalera f de mármol

---

marble [ˈmɑː^rb^əl]

n

(= rock) → marbre m

(= toy) → bille f marbles

npl

(= game) → billes fpl
to play marbles → jouer aux billes

to lose one's marbles (= go gaga) → perdre la boule

modif [statue, floor, tile] → en marbre
a marble statue → une statue en marbre

---

marble

n

→ Marmor m

(= work in marble) → Marmorplastik f

(= glass ball) → Murmel f, → Klicker m (inf); he’s lost his marbles (inf) → er hat nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank (inf); to pick up one’s marbles and go home (US) → die Koffer packen und nach Hause gehen

adj → Marmor-; marble pillar/staircase → Marmorsäule f → /-treppe f

---

marble [ˈmɑːbl]

1. n

a. (material, sculpture) → marmo

b. (toy) → bilia, biglia
to play marbles → giocare a bilie

2. adj → di marmo

---

marble [ˈmɑːbl]

1. n

a. (material, sculpture) → marmo

b. (toy) → bilia, biglia
to play marbles → giocare a bilie

2. adj → di marmo

---

marble

n marble [ˈmaːbl]

1 a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch This table is made of marble; (also adjective ) a marble statue. marmer رُخام، مَرْمَر мрамор mramor(ový) marmor; marmor- der Marmor; Marmor-... μάρμαρο mármol marmor سنگ مرمر marmori (de/en) marbre שַׁיִש सगंमरमर mramor márvány marmer marmari marmo; di/in marmo 大理石 대리석 marmuras marmors marmar marmer marmor marmur mármore (de) marmură мрамор mramor; mramorový marmor mermer marmor หินอ่อน mermer 大理石 мармур سنگ مرمر đá hoa 大理石

2 a small hard ball of glass used in children's games The little boy rolled a marble along the ground. albaster كُلَّه من المَرْمَر биличка kulička, skleněnka glaskugle die Murmel βόλος, μπίλια canica klaaskuul تیله marmorikuula bille גולָה कंचा špekula színes játékgolyó kelereng glerkúla biglia, pallina ビー玉 (가지고 노는) 구슬 stiklo rutuliukas stikla bumbiņa guli knikker klinkekule szklana kulka berlinde bilă стеклянный шарик guľôčka frnikola kliker glaskula ลูกแก้ว misket, bilye (游戲)彈子 крем'ях گولی، کنچہ viên bi ve 弹子

adj marbled

having irregular streaks of different colours, like some types of marble marbled stonework. marmeragtig مُعَرَّق كالمَرْمَر шарен mramorovaný marmoragtig; marmor- marmoriert με νερά (μτφ.), με χρωματισμούς jaspeado marmoreeritud مرمرنما marmoroitu marbré לְהַשווֹת צוּרָת שַׁיִש संगमरमरी mramorni márványozott warna-warni sem er með marmaraáferð marmorizzato 大理石模様の 대리석 무늬의 imituojantis marmurą, marmuro išvaizdos lāsumains; marmoram līdzīgs warna-warni gemarmerd marmorert marmurkowy marmoreado (ca) de marmură под мрамор mramorový marmoriran mermerni marmorerad ซึ่งทำด้วยหินอ่อน ebrulu, mermerli 有大理石花紋的 крапчастий, під мармур لہریے، نشان یا رنگ، کسی قسم کے سنگ مرمر کی طرح giống như cẩm thạch 有大理石花纹的

n sg marbles

any of several games played with marbles The boys were playing marbles. albasters ألعاب بالكُكَل المَرْمَرِيَّه игра на билички hra v kuličky kuglespil das Murmelspiel βόλοι (παιχνίδι) canicas nipsumäng تیله بازی marmorikuulapeli billes גולוֹת मणिशिला, पाषाण špekulanje golyózás kelereng kúluspil biglie ビー玉遊び 공기놀이, 구슬치기 žaidimas stiklo rutuliukais stikla bumbiņu spēle guli knikkers kulespill kulki jogo do berlinde (joc de) bile игра в шарики guľôčky frnikolanje igra s klikerima kulspel การเล่นลูกหินหรือลูกแก้ว misket/bilye oyunu 打彈子遊戲 гра в крем'яхи گنچے trò chơi bắn bi 打弹子游戏

---

marble → رُخَام mramor marmor Marmor μάρμαρο mármol marmori marbre mramor marmo 大理石 대리석 knikker marmor marmur mármore мрамор marmor หินอ่อน mermer đá cẩm thạch 大理石