Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marbling.]

[Cf. F. marbrer. See Marble, n.]

To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Marbled \Mar"bled\, a.

1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.]

``The marbled mansion.'' --Shak.

2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. ``Marbled paper.'' --Boyle.

3. (zo["o]l.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)