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marble (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros]
[U] a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues etc
::The columns were of white marble.
::a marble statue
[C] a small coloured glass ball that children roll along the ground as part of a game
marbles [U] a game played by children using marbles
lose your marbles
informal to start behaving in a crazy way
-synonym go mad go mad
[C] a statue or sculpture made of marble