Defn: To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.
MARBLED
Mar"bled, a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The marbled mansion." Shak.
2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. "Marbled paper." Boyle.
3. (zoöl.)
Defn: Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
MARBLE-EDGED
Mar"ble-edged`, a.
Defn: Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.
MARBLEIZE
Mar"ble*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbleized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marbleizing.]
Defn: To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.