marbled

adjective mar·bled \ˈmär-bəld\

: made from or decorated with marble

: having markings or colors similar to marble

of meat : having lines of fat mixed throughout

Full Definition of MARBLED

[¹marble]

a : made of or covered with marble or marbling

b : marked by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature <ancient marbled cities>

: having markings or coloration suggestive of marble

[²marble] : marked by an intermixture of fat and lean <well-marbled beef>

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Synonyms: blotched, blotchy, dappled (also dapple), pied, mottled, piebald, pinto, splotched, spotted

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