marbling

mar·bling  (märblng)

n.

1. A mottling or streaking that resembles marble.

2. The process or operation of giving something the surface appearance of marble.

3. The decorative imitation of marble patterns printed on page edges and endpapers of books.

4. Flecks or thin strips of fat, especially when evenly distributed in a cut of meat.

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marbling

Noun

1. a mottled effect or pattern resembling marble

2. the streaks of fat in lean meat

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

marbling - the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue