Definition of: marble

(mär′bəl) noun
1. A compact, granular, partly crystallized limestone, occurring in many colors, valuable for building or ornamental purposes. ♦ Collateral adjective: marmoreal.
2. A sculptured or inscribed piece of this stone.
3. A small ball made of this stone, or of baked clay, glass, or porcelain.
4. plural A boys' game played with such balls.
5. Marbling (def. 1).
—v.t. ·bled, ·bling To color or vein in imitation of marble, as book edges.
—adjective
1. Made of or like marble.
2. Without feeling; cold. See synonyms under PALE². [<OF marble, marbre <L marmor <Gk. marmaros, lit., sparkling–stone, orig. stone; infl. in sense by marmairein sparkle]