单词 | marbleized |
释义 | marbleizedadj. Originally U.S. Having a variegated appearance like that of marble, esp. as a result of an artificial process; made to resemble marble, marbled. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [adjective] > marbled marblea1450 marblya1450 marbled1629 marly1721 marbleized1851 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxxiii. 604 For an instant his whole marbleized body formed a high arch. 1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 169 The cheap and tawdry mantel-piece of marbleized slate. 1888 W. D. Howells Annie Kilburn xi. 114 The marbleised iron shelf..supported two glass vases. 1909 J. Galsworthy Fraternity vii. 60 She had before her..two little books. One of these was bound in marbleized paper. 1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 3–4 Mar. 13 g/6 She was more than happy to pay the extra baggage fees on two dozen heavy gold-and-white marbleized candles. 1992 Nauset (Mass.) Calendar Aug. 21/2 Among items of interest are large sheets of antique marbleized papers once commonly used as end papers in fine leather bound books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851 |
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