Definition of Marbling

1. Noun. The intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat.

Generic synonyms: Edible Fat

Definition of Marbling

1. n. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.

Definition of Marbling

1. Verb. (present participle of marble) ¹

2. Noun. A mottled or streaky appearance ¹

3. Noun. The process of adding such an appearance, especially as a decoration ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marbling

1. an intermixture of fat and lean in meat [n -S]

Medical Definition of Marbling

1. 1. The art or practice of variegating in colour, in imitation of marble. 2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance. 3. Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marbling

marbleised
marbleises
marbleising
marbleization
marbleize
marbleized
marbleizes
marbleizing
marblelike
marbler
marblers
marbles
marblewood
marblier
marbliest
marbling (current term)
marblings
marbly
marbofloxacin
marc
marcantant
marcasites
marcasitic
marcasitical
marcatissimo
marcato
marcatos

Literary usage of Marbling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Classified Guide to Technical and Commercial Books: A Subject-list of the by Edgar Greenwood (1904)
"HOUSE PAINTING, GRAINING, marbling and Sign Writing, by EA Davidson. Cr. 8vo. ... MARBLES AND marbling, for Decorators. 8 Panels in Colours. ..."

2. Classified Guide to Technical and Commercial Books: A Subject-list of the by Edgar Greenwood (1904)
"marbling and Sign Writing, by EA Davidson. Cr. 8vo. 8th ed. Lockwood, 6s. ... MARBLES AND marbling, for Decorators. 8 Panels in Colours. ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Soap and Candles by Carl Deite, Alwin Engelhardt, Karl Schaedler (1888)
"marbling of soaps prepared by the odd process.—The marbling of these soaps presents no difficulties, requiring only some experience. ..."

4. The Treatment of Paper for Special Purposes: A Practical Introduction to the by Louis Edgar Andés (1907)
"On removing the paper in a single sweep, the design appears with wavy lines, and these waves may be curled by making the marbling tub vibrate whilst the ..."

5. Chemical Technology; Or, Chemistry in Its Applications to the Arts and by Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Henry Watts, Friedrich Ludwig Knapp (1863)
"marbling or mottling of this kind is not dependent upon the production of Curd and Flux-, but is simply a mechanical effect carried out in the following ..."

6. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of by Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker, Lewis Publishing Company, Lewis publishing company, Chicago (1908)
"... inventor of the process of marbling books, and for f.liu-r useful inventions. He married Margery Ster- ry. of Norwich, and they had seven children ..."

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