n. [ Gr.
a. [ L. marmor marble. See Marble. ] Pertaining to, or like, marble. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. marmoratio. ] A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ L. See Marmorate, and Opus. ] (Arch.) A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. ] (Geol.) The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble. Geikie. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] (Zool.) A species of small opossum (Didelphys murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See Marble. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera
n. [ It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and Mouse. ]
Marmot squirrel (Zool.),
Prairie marmot.