marbled
marbled — adjective
- marbledpositive
- more marbledcomparative
- most marbledsuperlative
1. having a surface pattern of wavy lines and mixed colours that looks like the nat
having a surface pattern of wavy lines and mixed colours that looks like the natural stone marble
Ilan chose a notebook with a beautiful marbled cover for his art class.
attributive use: marbled + noun (cover)
The baker swirled chocolate batter through the vanilla to create a marbled effect.
marbled effect — pattern created by mixing
Takeshi's desk was covered with marbled paper that he had made himself.
Greta admired the marbled columns in the library, with veins of grey and white.
Nkechi decorated the gift box with a marbled pattern in shades of blue and green.
- veined
focuses on the thin lines (veins) running through the surface, while marbled includes the overall blended colour effect
- streaked
suggests long irregular lines of colour, but less delicate and less specific to a stone-like pattern
- mottled
describes blotchy patches of colour rather than the flowing lines of a marbled surface
用法筆記
Describes the finished appearance of an object, not the process of adding the pattern.