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marble: \Mar"ble\, n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F.
marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to sparkle, flash.
Cf. Marmoreal .] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety
of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural
and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to
black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently
beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to
other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or
verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry,
granite, etc.
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