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Meaning of MARBLING

Pronunciation:  'mârbling

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 Definition: [n]  the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat
 
 See Also: edible fat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mar"bling\, n.
1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation
   of marble.

2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a
   marbled appearance.

3. pl. (Zo["o]l.) Distinct markings resembling the
   variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.

 

 

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