What does "marbling" mean?
Marbling: An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.
Additional senses
- 2.pl. (Zoöl.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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