marble

marble
noun
1》 a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically variegated or mottled, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and building.
2》 a small ball of coloured glass used as a toy.
    ↘(marbles) [treated as sing.] a game in which marbles are rolled along the ground.
3》 (one's marbles) informal one's mental faculties.
verb give (something) the appearance of marble.
Derivatives
marbled adjective
marbleize or marbleise verb
marbler noun
marbly adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. (var. of marbre), from L. marmor, from Gk marmaros 'shining stone'.

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