mar|bled

mar|bled
mar|bled «MAHR buhld», adjective.
1. decorated or covered with marble: »

a marbled column.

2. having a pattern like marble; mottled; dappled: »

a marbled duck, a marbled cat.

3. having small flecks of fat throughout the lean: »

finely marbled meat, a well-marbled roast of beef.


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