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  • marble-hearted — marble breastˈed or marble heartˈed adjective (literary) Hard hearted, cruel, uncaring • • • Main Entry: ↑marble …   Useful english dictionary

  • Marble — Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • marble — n 1. chalcedony, limestone, quartz; agate, Sl. aggie, Sl. glassy, shooter. adj 2. hard, polished, smooth, vitreous, glossy, shiny, lustrous. 3. marble hearted, cold hearted, hard hearted; cold, austere, harsh, flinty, steely; unsympathetic,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • marble-breasted — marble breastˈed or marble heartˈed adjective (literary) Hard hearted, cruel, uncaring • • • Main Entry: ↑marble …   Useful english dictionary

  • Breccia marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruin marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shell marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Statuary marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hard-hearted — adj unfeeling, hard, cold, frigid, un merciful, pitiless, implacable; callous, marble hearted, fell, flinty, stony, indurated; aloof, distant, disdainful, stiff; insentient, impervious, indifferent, unsusceptible; untouched, unmoved, unstirred,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • cold-blooded — adj 1. unemotional, dispassionate, spiritless, cold; insensitive, unfeeling, uncompassion ate, uncaring, heartless; unkind, pitiless, merciless, hard hearted, cold hearted, marble hearted, stony hearted; unsympathetic, unresponsive, impassive,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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