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marbling definition

mar·bling (mär′bliŋ)

noun

  1. the art or process of staining or veining like marble, as the decoration of book edges in marblelike patterns
  2. a streaked, veined, or mottled appearance like that of marble a marbling of fat in beef

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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