marmarizedadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek μάρμαρος , -ized suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek μάρμαρος marble (see marble n.) + -ized suffix, probably after French marmoriser to convert to marble (1845 in a geological context, 1584 in Middle French in sense ‘eternalize’; < classical Latin marmor marmor n. + French -iser -ize suffix). Compare the later re-formation marmorized adj., and Hellenistic Greek μαρμαρίζουσα πέτρα glittering rock (used of gold-bearing quartz).
Geology.
rare.
1893 A. Geikie (ed. 3) iv. viii. ii. 603 On the east side of the great intrusive mass of Fair Head the chalk is likewise marmarised.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
/ˈmɑːmərʌɪzd/, U.S. 
adj.1893