marbrure
French, noun\maʁ.bʁyʁ\
marbrure is spelled M-A-R-B-R-U-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 181,983rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marbrure is a French feminine noun meaning “marbling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Imitation du marbre sur du papier, ou, sur la tranche, sur la couverture d’un livre”.
What does marbrure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarbling
- 2
feminineblotch(es)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Imitation du marbre sur du papier, ou, sur la tranche, sur la couverture d’un livre. 2. Peinture que l’on met sur les boiseries, lorsqu’elle imite le marbre. 3. Marques semblables aux veines du marbre. 4. Marques semblables aux veines du marbre qui se voient sur la peau.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marbrure
- marbrures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marbrure?
- \maʁ.bʁyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is marbrure in French?
marbrure appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).