A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite often irregularly colored by impurities and used especially in architecture and sculpture.
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Marble is a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which shines.
A piece of this rock.
It is much used in building and sculpture 2.
Something resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock as in being very hard smooth or cold.
A piece or slab of this stone.
A hard crystalline or granular metamorphic limestone white or variously colored and sometimes streaked or mottled which can take a high polish.
Marble definition metamorphosed limestone consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite capable of taking a high polish occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.