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marbled

verb

Meaning

  1. To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
  2. To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.
  3. To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
  4. (of meat, especially beef) To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
  5. (by extension) To lace or be laced throughout.
  6. Composed of marble; having a marble exterior.
  7. Having marbling.
  8. Resembling marble.
  9. (meat) Interlaced with fat.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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