mar ‧ ble /ˈmɑːb ə l $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: marbre , from Latin marmor , from Greek marmaros ]
1 . [uncountable] a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, ↑ statue s etc:
The columns were of white marble.
a marble statue
2 . [countable] a small coloured glass ball that children roll along the ground as part of a game
3 . marbles [uncountable] a game played by children using marbles
4 . lose your marbles informal to start behaving in a crazy way SYN go mad
5 . [countable] a ↑ statue or ↑ sculpture made of marble