Definition

Adjective: 1. Having a pattern resembling marble: Describes a surface, material, or appearance that is patterned with veins, streaks, or swirls of color, similar to the natural appearance of polished marble stone. 2. Decorated or colored to imitate marble: Refers to an object that has been artificially treated, painted, or finished to look like marble.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The library had beautiful marbled endpapers in its old books.
  • The chef prepared a marbled steak with perfect streaks of fat.
  • The marbled effect on the tabletop was achieved through a special painting technique.

Advanced Usage

• "marbled look/appearance/effect": Used to describe the visual quality of something that resembles marble.
  • The cake had a stunning marbled look with swirls of chocolate and vanilla batter.
• In specific contexts:
  • Culinary: Often describes meat (especially beef) with intramuscular fat, creating a streaky pattern.

    • Wagyu beef is prized for its highly marbled texture.
  • Bookbinding/Paper: Describes decorative paper with swirling, marble-like patterns.

    • She collected stationery with marbled designs.

Variants and Related Words

• Marble (noun/verb): The stone itself; or the act of creating a marbled pattern.
  • They decided to marble the surface of the clay for a unique effect.
• Marbling (noun): The process of creating a marbled pattern, or the pattern itself.
  • The marbling in that piece of beef indicates high quality.
• Marbleized (adjective): A synonym for 'marbled', meaning patterned like marble.
  • The artist created a marbleized finish on the vase.

Synonyms

• Veined: Marked with veins or streaks.
• Streaked: Marked with streaks or lines of color.
• Swirled: Having a twisted or spiral pattern.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(Note: There are no common phrasal verbs or idioms directly formed from the adjective 'marbled'. Its usage is primarily descriptive.)

Adjective

1. patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble
   • marbleized pink skin