‖n. [ LL., fr. OF. & F. marble marble. See Marble. ] A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Beck (Draper's Dict.). [ 1913 Webster ]
[しもふり, shimofuri] (n, vs) (1) speckled with white; salt and pepper (colour, color); (2) (of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres; (3) (of beef) marbling; (4) (abbr) (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; (P)