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Definition of Marbleize
1. Verb. Make something look like marble. "Marbleize the fireplace"
Generic synonyms: Change Surface
Derivative terms: Marbleisation, Marble, Marbleization, Marbleizing
Definition of Marbleize
1. v. t. To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.
Definition of Marbleize
1. Verb. (transitive) To make (something) look like marble; to marble. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To come to look like marble; to marble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marbleize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Marbleize
1. To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron. Origin: Marbleized; Marbleizing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marbleize
Literary usage of Marbleize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of Agriculture by Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes (1888)
"The Finishing Off—Must be done as rapidly as possible with more carbonaceous
foods so as to marbleize the beef by filling up the tissues between the muscles ..."
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