marbleize

verb

mar·​ble·​ize ˈmär-bə-ˌlīz How to pronounce marbleize (audio)
marbleized; marbleizing

Examples of marbleize in a Sentence

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Sounds simple enough, but watching someone marbleize a dessert can be hypnotic. Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 9 July 2021 Here, marbleized contact paper makes up the living room's marble fireplace surround, and twigs collected from Kwandaa's front yard make tiny longs. Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 17 Mar. 2018 But an email newsletter from Better Homes and Gardens on marbleizing eggs for Easter caught my eye. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2018 The middle parlor has blue/green walls in a faux finish and a rusty red marbleized ceiling. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2018 In ungreased 4-inch-deep 10-inch tube pan, alternate yellow and white batters to give marbleized effect, with white batter on top. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2017 Nail lacquer, which floats on water, is an ingenious medium for marbleizing ceramics. Martha Stewart, star-telegram.com, 30 May 2017 In ungreased 4-inch-deep 10-inch tube pan, alternate yellow and white batters to give marbleized effect, with white batter on top. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of marbleize was in 1854

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“Marbleize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marbleize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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