marbleize

American  

[mahr-buh-lahyz] / ˈmɑr bəˌlaɪz /

especially British, marbelise or marbelize

verb (used with object)

marbleized, marbleizing

1. marble.

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Other Word Forms

• marbleization
  noun
• unmarbleize
  verb (used with object)

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Example Sentences

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marbleize marbleized marbleizing

With a knife, swirl through it gently to marbleize.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023

After the colors marbleize, try to transfer the pattern onto a piece of paper.

From National Geographic Kids ● Sep. 5, 2017

Jenkins has designed rooms with wallpapered ceilings featuring elaborate florals, clouds and multicolored, marbleized patterns.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

Serve it over rice with thin strips of marbleized steak for a takeout meal at home.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2021

Merrild would go on to develop an experimental technique that he called “flux painting,” an oils-and-water method that allowed fluid colors to ooze, spread and seek their own marbleized shapes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2020

Wagyu are a breed of Japanese cattle, valued for their marbleized meat.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2020

Thrown into that fountain, all sweet recollections become marbleized; so that things which in themselves were evanescent, thus became unchangeable and eternal.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville

At Santa Barbara all that remains of the old decorations are found in the reredos, the marbleizing of the engaged columns on each wall and the entrance and side arches.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by George Wharton James

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