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† marmor, ŏris (also marmur; plur. marmura, Antonius Gripho ap. Quint. 1, 6, 23; abl. marmori, Corp. Inscr. L. 1012; m., Plin. Val. 3, 14), n. [root mar-, gleam, glimmer (v. mare), the white or gleaming stone; cf. margarita, = μάρμαρος], marble.

  1. I. Lit.: in omni marmore, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 48: Parium marmor, Quint. 2, 19, 3; 5, 11, 30: tu secanda marmora Locas, Hor. C. 2, 18, 17: templum de marmore ponam, Verg. G. 3, 13; cf.: vivos ducent de marmore vultus, id. A. 6, 848: parietes crusta marmoris operire totius domus, Plin. 36, 6, 7, § 48: A MARMORIBVS, one whose office it was to superintend the purchasing and working of marble, Inscr. Grut. 593, 7: marmora, kinds of marble, Sen. Ep. 100, 5; Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 54; 36, 16, 25, § 126; but blocks or pieces of marble, Hor. l. l.; Luc. 10, 114; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 160; 36, 1, 1, § 2; Quint. 5, 11, 30; Mart. 5, 22, 8; v. infra.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Pulverized marble, marble-dust, Cato, R. R. 2, 3; Col. 12, 20 fin.; Plin. 14, 19, 24, § 120; 23, 1, 24, § 45.
    2. B. A marble, i. e.,
      1. 1. A piece of wrought marble, marble statue, etc.: Praxiteles marmore nobilitatus est Gnidiaque Venere, Plin. 7, 38, 39, § 127; Hor. C. 4, 8, 13; Ov. M. 5, 234; 12, 487: duo marmora, id. ib. 7, 790; cf.: lacrimas marmora manant, id. ib. 6, 312; so plur., Sen. Ep. 90, 26; Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 9; 33, 7, 40, § 122; Stat. Silv. 1, 3, 36; Juv. 1, 12; 14, 40 et saep.
      2. 2. A building of marble, Mart. 8, 3, 6; 10, 63, 1.
      3. 3. In plur., a marble pavement, Mart. 10, 2, 9; 12, 60, 12; Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 360; Juv. 6, 430.
    3. C. A mile-stone of marble: rus marmore tertio notatum, i. e. three miles from town, Mart. 7, 31, 10.
    4. D. A marble slab upon a sideboard, Juv. 3, 205.
    5. E. A hard, stony tumor in the joints of the horse: plerumque in genibus aut phlegmon oritur, aut marmora, Veg. Vet. 2, 48, 1: tumor obduratione convertitur in marmor, id. ib. 2, 48, 10.
  3. F. Stone in gen., Ov. M. 5, 214; 11, 404: flumen inducit marmora rebus, incrusts, id. ib. 15, 314.
  4. G. Poet., the bright level surface of the sea; hence, the surface of the sea, the sea in gen.: verrunt extemplo placide mare marmore flavo, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 26, 21 (Ann. v. 377 Vahl.); Lucr. 2, 767: lento luctantur marmore tonsae, Verg. A. 7, 28; id. G. 1, 254: Libycum, id. A. 7, 718: spumant vada marmore verso, id. ib. 10, 208: marmora pelagi, Cat. 63, 88: infidum, Sil. 14, 464: medium, the surface of a lake, Val. Fl. 6, 568.

marmŏrārĭus, a, um, adj. [marmor], of or belonging to marble, marble. (postAug.): faber, Sen. Ep. 90, 15.
Subst.: mar-mŏrārĭus, i, m., a worker in marble, marble-mason, Vitr. 7, 6; Sen. Ep. 88, 15; 90, 13; Firm. Math. 8, 19.

marmŏrātĭo, ōnis, f. [marmoro], an overlaying or incrusting with marble (postclass.): pavimenti, App. Flor. p. 359, 2.

marmŏrātum, v. marmoro fin.

marmŏrĕus, a, um, adj. [marmor], made or consisting of marble, marble-.

  1. I. Lit. (class.): signum aëneum, marmoreum, eburneum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1: tecta, id. Par. 1, 3, 13: solum, a floor, id. ib. 6, 3, 49: facere aliquem marmoreum, to make of marble, i. e. as a marble statue, Verg. E. 7, 35: ponere aliquem marmoreum, Hor. C. 4, 1, 20: colossus, Juv. 8, 230: villa, id. 4, 112.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Of or pertaining to marble, marble- (very rare): ars, Vitr. 4, 1.
    2. B. Resembling marble (in whiteness or smoothness), marble-like, marble- (mostly poet.): pectus, Lucil. ap. Non. 391, 26: cervix, Verg. G. 4, 523: pollex, Ov. M. 13, 746: palmae, id. ib. 3, 481: pedes, id. Am. 2, 11, 15: manus, Mart. 8, 56, 14: candor, marblewhiteness, Lucr. 2, 765: color, i. e. whiteness, id. 2, 775: Paros (from its famous marble quarries), Ov. M. 7, 465: gelu, id. F. 4. 918: aequor, Verg. A. 6, 729.
    3. C. Adorned with statues: Lucanus in hortis marmoreis, Juv. 7, 80.

marmŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [marmor],

  1. I. to overlay or incrust with marble (post-Aug.; most freq. in part. perf.): palatio exornato hoc genere marmorandi, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25: porticus marmorata, Petr. 77, 4: ingenti plaga marmorata dorso, i. e. paved with stones, Stat. S. 4, 3, 96.
  2. II. To make a kind of plaster out of marble (ante-class., and only in part. perf.): tectorium marmoratum, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1.
    Hence, mar-mŏrātum, i, n., a covering for walls or floors made of pounded marble and lime, Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 3; 3, 7, 3; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 176.

marmŏrōsus, a, um, adj. [marmor], like marble, hard as marble: sil marmorosum, Plin. 33, 12, 56, § 158; 35, 6, 20, § 38.