marbleize
Give stone appearance
To marbleize is to give something the appearance of marble—typically through painting, dyeing, or finishing techniques that create the stone's characteristic veined patterns.
Paper, book edges, and decorative surfaces are commonly marbleized: The endpapers were beautifully marbleized in swirls of blue and gold.
Also spelled marbleise in British English.
Rotating, curving movement
- veiningPattern of linear markings
- fauxArtificial or imitation
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- layeringForming successive strata
feathering · blending · stippling · mottling · variegating · tinting · graining · coating
Marked with linear channels
- CarraraTuscan marble town
- onyxLayered black-white gemstone
- travertineLimestone from thermal springs
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
calcite · breccia · quarry · slab · polished · honed · striation · crystalline
Flat kitchen work surface
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- columnVertical structural element
- mantelpieceShelf above fireplace
veneer · inlay · gilding · ornamental · elegance · opulent · sumptuous · lavish
Leaf connecting binding, cover
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- inkWriting fluid
bath · comb · rake · alum · pigment · trough · printmaking · calligraphy
swirl
Rotating, curving movement
layering · feathering · blending · stippling · mottling · variegating · tinting · graining · coating · antiquing
veined
Marked with linear channels
- CarraraTuscan marble town
- onyxLayered black-white gemstone
- travertineLimestone from thermal springs
serpentine · calcite · breccia · quarry · slab · polished · honed · striation · crystalline · metamorphic
countertop
Flat kitchen work surface
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- columnVertical structural element
mantelpiece · veneer · inlay · gilding · ornamental · elegance · opulent · sumptuous · lavish · bespoke
endpaper
Leaf connecting binding, cover
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
ink · bath · comb · rake · alum · pigment · trough · printmaking · calligraphy · stationery
marbleizestrip
Narrow elongated piece
flatten · simplify · homogenize · even out · neutralize