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marbleized, ppl. a. orig. U.S.|ˈmɑːb(ə)laɪzd| [f. marble n. + -ize + -ed1.] Having a variegated appearance like that of marble, esp. as a result of an artificial process; made to look like marble, marbled.
1851H. Melville Moby Dick III. xlvii. 268 For an instant his whole marble-ized body formed a high arch. 1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork iii. 169 The cheap and tawdry mantel-piece of marbleized slate. 1884Advt., All white and marbleized..wrought-iron hollow ware. 1888W. D. Howells Annie Kilburn xi. 114 The marbleised iron shelf..supported two glass vases. 1909Galsworthy Fraternity vii. 60 She had before her..two little books. One of these was bound in marbleized paper. 1974State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 3 & 4 Mar. 13-G/6 She was more than happy to pay the extra baggage fees on two dozen heavy gold-and-white marbleized candles. 1992Nauset Calendar Aug. 21/2 Among items of interest are large sheets of antique marbleized papers once commonly used as end papers in fine leather bound books. |