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11Marble, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 695 Housing Units (2000): 308 Land area (2000): 4.309250 sq. miles (11.160906 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.098800 sq. miles (0.255891 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.408050 sq. miles (11.416797 sq. km) FIPS… …
12marble — ► NOUN 1) a hard form of limestone, typically variegated or mottled, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and building. 2) a small ball of coloured glass used as a toy. 3) (marbles) (treated as sing. ) a game in which marbles are rolled …
13marble — vb *spot, spatter, sprinkle, mottle, fleck, stipple, speckle, spangle, bespangle …
14Marble — For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). Marble …
15marble — marbler, n. /mahr beuhl/, n., adj., v., marbled, marbling. n. 1. metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in… …
16Marble — /mahr beuhl/, n. Alice, 1913 90, U.S. tennis player. * * * Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in marble is calcite. Commercially, marble includes… …
17MARBLE — The Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus reportedly stated, I found a city of brick and left it a city of marble. This sentiment echoes the love of marble found across the Ancient Greek and Roman empires during their high points. The term marmaros,… …
18Marble — As a mineral, consists of carbonate of lime, its texture varying from the highly crystalline to the compact. In Esther 1:6 there are four Hebrew words which are rendered marble:, 1) Shesh, pillars of marble. But this word probably… …
19marble — {{11}}marble (adj.) late 14c., of marble, from MARBLE (Cf. marble) (n.). Meaning mottled like marble is mid 15c. Marble cake is attested from 1864. {{12}}marble (n.) type of stone much used in sculpture, monuments, etc., early 14c., by… …
20marble — n. & v. n. 1 limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used in sculpture and architecture. 2 (often attrib.) a anything made of marble (a marble clock). b anything resembling marble in hardness,… …
