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marbling

marbling

1 4.6
A pattern of swirls like marble that appears on food or paper
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːrblɪŋ/
translation icon : marmoleo

Examples

  • The white ones have a pale cream or brown color with white marbling.

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  • So what I was thinking is we sort of move in the both tenderness and marbling spectrum.

  • They've gone so far to replicate the marbling and then every article, this is all printed matte and gloss to look like it's been taped on.

  • The steak had beautiful marbling, with streaks of fat running through the meat to enhance its flavor.

  • She admired the marbling on the canvas, which resembled the elegant swirls found in natural marble.

  • This cake has a lovely marbling effect, where the chocolate and vanilla batter are beautifully intertwined.

Synonyms

marbleizing
vsmarbling
  • US
7.2

A surface finish that makes an object look like real marble

is the general swirled or streaked pattern found across foods, art, and materials
marbleization
vsmarbling
8.1

A surface pattern of light and dark veins or patches like polished stone

is the patterned swirls or streaks rather than the creating process

How Marbled

marbling
1 4.6
coloring
  • US
18 2.0

Surface Forms

marbling singular
marblings plural

Morphology

marbling = marble (transparent) = marble + ing

A direct nominal/gerund formation from the verb 'to marble' meaning 'to give a marble-like pattern'; the sense 'pattern of swirls or streaks' follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Marbling comes from marble ('stone') and means a pattern of swirls or streaks that looks like the stone's lines. So when something has marbling, it has a smooth, wavy pattern like the surface of marble.