мрамористый

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Russian

Etymology

мра́мор (mrámor) +‎ -и́стый (-ístyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

мрамори́стый (mramorístyj)

  1. marbleized
    • 1880, Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov], “Глава четвёртая”, in Несмертельный Голован; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Deathless Golovan, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013:
      Одея́ла э́ти с ви́ду бы́ли похо́жи на ны́нешние ба́йковые: так же у ка́ждого из них бы́ло по две каймы́, но само́ полотно́ всегда́ бы́ло мрамори́стое.
      Odejála éti s vídu býli poxóži na nýnešnije bájkovyje: tak že u káždovo iz nix býlo po dve kajmý, no samó polotnó vsegdá býlo mramorístoje.
      These blankets looked like today’s woolen ones, each with the same two stripes, but the fabric was always marbleized.

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