Mar·ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbled p. pr. & vb. n. Marbling ]  To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.

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 Mar·bled a.
 1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] “The marbled mansion.”
 2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. “Marbled paper.”
 3. Zool. Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.

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 marbled
      adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble;
            "marbleized pink skin" [syn: marbleized, marbleised]