marbre — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
marbre is used for these senses in English:
- home plate (baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.
- marble (uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.]
- mottled Colored in patches; spotted.
marble — full definition
- noun A hard, crystalline rock, often streaked with color, prized for sculpture and building.
- noun A small, usually glass, ball used in children's games.
- noun The streaks of fat running through a cut of meat.
- verb To give something a streaked, swirled pattern like that of marble.
- adjective Made of, or resembling, marble; by extension, cold and unfeeling.