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marbling

/mahr-bling/US // ˈmɑr blɪŋ //UK // (ˈmɑːblɪŋ) //

大理石花纹,大理石斑纹,大理石纹路,纹理

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act, process, or art of coloring or staining in imitation of variegated marble.
    • : an appearance like that of variegated marble.
    • : the intermixture of fat with lean in a cut of meat, which contributes to flavor and tenderness.
    • : Bookbinding. marblelike decoration on the paper edges, lining, or binding boards of a book.

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Examples

  • The investment in time and effort has led some to compare hoshigaki to Kobe beef, which requires ranchers to massage their cattle daily to achieve rich marbling.

  • Much use of the square, but no more play with the marbling-hammer.

  • From the viscidity of the several masses, their incorporation is left incomplete, so as to produce the appearance of marbling.

  • The style of painting floors called "marbling," hardly yet extinct, was a survival of this custom.

  • More common methods of decorating edges are by marbling and sprinkling, but they are both inferior to plain colouring.

  • Some pleasant effects are sometimes obtained by marbling edges and then gilding over the marbling.