marble

marble
n
1. chalcedony, limestone, quartz; agate, Sl. aggie, Sl. glassy, shooter.
adj
2. hard, polished, smooth, vitreous, glossy, shiny, lustrous.
3. marble-hearted, cold-hearted, hard-hearted; cold, austere, harsh, flinty, steely; unsympathetic, unfeeling, uncompassionate, uncaring, indifferent; merciless, relentless, unforgiving; rigid, stiff, stiff-necked; unkind, cruel, icy.
v
4. variegate, mottle, stipple, fleck, striate; spot, spatter, sprinkle, spangle, dapple

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