marbrer

Senses

1. 1.

   to marble

   to give a surface the appearance of marble through streaking or mottling

2. 2.

   to mottle; to vein

   to mark with irregular streaks or patterns resembling marble veins

3. 3.

   to marbleize

   to apply a marbling technique to paper, skin, or other materials

Examples

• "L'artisan a marbrée le papier avec des couleurs vives."

  The craftsman marbled the paper with bright colours.

• "Les bleus et les verts se marbrent sur la couverture du livre."

  The blues and greens marble across the book's cover.

• "La peau peut être marbrée par le froid."

  Skin can become mottled by cold.

Usage

Marbrer is primarily used in artistic and decorative contexts, especially for paper marbling and surface treatments. In medical contexts, it can describe mottled skin appearance caused by temperature or circulation changes. The past participle "marbré" is commonly used as an adjective.