marble (marbl)

t.; pret. and pp. marbled, ppr. marbling. [ pearance of marble to; stain or vein like variegated marble: as, to marble paper; a book with marbled edges. See marbling, 3. Specifically, in bookbinding, to marble is to apply to paper or book-edges variegated colors in imitation of colored marble, or in any other irregular form. rulers of books that, for their resemblance to speckled marble, are wont to be called marbled. Boyle , Works, III. 448.