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Word: Marble
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French (variant of marbre), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros ‘shining stone’, associated with marmairein ‘to shine’
ˈmɑːbl
a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with coloured mottlings or streaks, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and architecture
Short Definition:type of stone
Examples:- the spotless white marble of the Taj Mahal
- a marble floor
a small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy.
Short Definition:small glass ball
one's mental faculties
Short Definition:mental faculties
Examples:- I thought she'd lost her marbles, asking a question like that
Word: Marble
Speech Type: Verb
ˈmɑːbl
stain or streak (something) so that it looks like marble
Short Definition:make something resemble marble
Examples:- the stone walls were marbled with moss and lichen
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