Marbling

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Marble.

II. Marbling ·noun The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.

III. Marbling ·noun An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.

IV. Marbling ·noun Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.