marble
noun
[ ˈmɑːb(ə)l ]
• a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with coloured mottlings or streaks, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and architecture.
• "the spotless white marble of the Taj Mahal"
• a small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy.
• one's mental faculties.
• "I thought she'd lost her marbles, asking a question like that"
marble
verb
• stain or streak (something) so that it looks like marble.
• "the stone walls were marbled with moss and lichen"
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French (variant of marbre ), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros ‘shining stone’, associated with marmairein ‘to shine’.
