marbleized
/ˈmɑrbəˌlaɪzd/
adjective
- Having a pattern or appearance that looks like marble, with streaks and swirls of color.
- The old building had marbleized columns that looked elegant but were actually painted plaster.
- The kitchen countertop was marbleized with gray and white veins.
- She bought a marbleized notebook with blue and gold swirls on the cover.
verb
- To give a surface a pattern that resembles marble, often by applying paint or other materials in streaks and swirls.
- The artist marbleized the paper by floating colors on water and dipping the sheet in.
- In art class, we learned how to marbleize fabric using special dyes.
- They hired a specialist to marbleize the walls of the entrance hall.