Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to or like marble.
Wiktionary
- adj. obsolete Containing, or similar to, marble.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Pertaining to, or like, marble.
Etymologies
- From Latin marmor (marble) + -aceous (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And take a look now at some of other words he had to handle during the finals -- something like "marmoraceous," "mistassini," "solfeggio" -- I really have no idea if I'm saying any of these right, but it sounds good for now.”
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Marbles
From the GNU Webster's 1913:
"n. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white ...marble, marbles, lost my marbles, Elgin Marbles, Yule marble, Verona red marble, Carrara marble, Pentelican marble, Parian marble, bardiglio, lumachelle, fire-marble and 117 more...
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