marbling
/ˈmɑrblɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of marble: to give a surface a pattern or coloring that resembles marble.
- The chef is marbling the fat into the meat to improve its texture.
- The painter is marbling the walls to create a luxurious finish.
- She spent the afternoon marbling sheets of paper for her art project.
noun
- A pattern or effect that looks like the veins and swirls in marble stone, often found in meat, paper, or other materials.
- The steak had beautiful marbling that made it tender and flavorful.
- The marbling on the old building's columns gave it an elegant, ancient look.
- She admired the marbling in the handmade paper she bought at the art fair.
- The process or art of creating a marble-like pattern on a surface, especially on paper or fabric.
- The workshop offered classes in paper marbling using colorful inks.
- He learned traditional marbling from a master artist in Turkey.
- Marbling is a popular craft technique for decorating book covers and stationery.
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