marbling

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marbling.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See Marble, n.] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. [1913 Webster]
Marbling \Mar"bling\, n.

1.The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble. [1913 Webster]

2.An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance. [1913 Webster]

3.pl. (Zool.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects. [1913 Webster]

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