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marbling
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun marbling has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
marbling, n.
- The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble. [1913 Webster]
- An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance. [1913 Webster]
- Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
marbling, n.
1 colouring or marking like marble.
2 streaks of fat in lean meat.
1 colouring or marking like marble.
2 streaks of fat in lean meat.
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