Lexic.us

Definition of Marbles

1. Noun. A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass).

2. Noun. The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception. "He still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"

Definition of Marbles

1. Noun. (plural of marble) ¹

2. Noun. Any of several children's games played with small glass balls. ¹

3. Noun. Tokens of sanity. (Esp. (term all one's marbles) and (term lose one's marbles).) ¹

4. Verb. (third-person singular of marble) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marbles

1. marble [v] - See also: marble

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marbles

marbled white marbled whites marbleisation marbleise marbleised marbleises marbleising marbleization marbleize marbleized

marbleizes marbleizing marblelike marbler marblers marbles (current term) marblewood marblier marbliest marbling

marblings marbly marbofloxacin marc marcantant marcasites marcasitic marcasitical

Literary usage of Marbles

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

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"These all take an enamel-like surface and polish, and, with the exception of the Italian siena, are the most sought of all marbles for interior effects. ..."

2. Journal by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1891)
"Having discovered and studied the wealth of marbles there, the traveller will recognise old friends here and there at Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, ..."

3. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1895)
"¡i ; for the carriage of one marble left behind, is ; for cleansing the marbles, 7/1.' Ibid, for 1668-, ' to Simon White for a marble altar, ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1877)
"Edrisi, the Arab geographer of the twelfth century, says that marbles of so many ... A large fleet of vessels was employed solely in transporting marbles, ..."

5. Engineering Geology: By Heinrich Ries and Thomas L. Watson by Heinrich Ries, Thomas Leonard Watson (1914)
"The absorption of marbles is always low, usually under one per cent. Crushing and transverse strength. — A few tests taken from different sources, ..."

6. American Annals of the Deaf by Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf (1909)
"A has m marbles more than B. B has n marbles. How many marbles has A? 2. ... How many marbles has B? A thorough tirili on this line of reasoning will lead ..."

7. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1844)
"Some granular marbles are flexible in thin slabs, or, at least, ... The various tints of ornamental marbles generally proceed from oxydes of iron ; but the ..."

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