marbleized

Given stone veining

Marbleized describes something given the appearance of marble through decorative treatment—the characteristic veining and color variations of natural stone.

Paper, book edges, and countertops are commonly marbleized: The endpapers had a beautiful marbleized pattern in blue and gold.

Also spelled marbled, which is more common.

paper

endpapers

Sheets joining cover to pages

swirled · decorative · journals · stationery · floating · ink · trough · gelatin · alum · feathered

industrial

polymer

Large repeated-unit molecule

molded · countertops · vinyl · laminate · composite · cultured · synthetic · tiles · acrylic · pattern

meat

fat

Adipose tissue

USDA · prime · grading · streaked · tender · flavor · butcher · steak · texture · juicy

decorative

faux

Artificial or imitation

veining · glazing · columns · mantels · gilded · ornamental · Baroque · classical · architectural · muralist

Opposites
surface pattern/texture

marbleizedplain

Basic and unremarkable

unpatterned · solid · uniform · patternless · unveined

visual uniformity

marbleizedflat

Lacking vertical variation

even · homogeneous · consistent · monotone · unstreaked

Family

marbleize, marbleizing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G