In the 1950s and 60s, the game of marbles was popular. The "shooter" marble, which was usually larger and nicer in appearance than the normal marbles played in the game, it was called a "taw."
an excellent fancy marble used to shoot with in playing marbles
Alice Marble's birth name is Alice Irene Marble.
crave your name on hearts not on marble
Oh, dude, marble is like the fancy pants of home decor. It's all sleek and shiny, making your place look super classy. Plus, it's durable and easy to clean, so you can spill your drink on it without worrying too much. Just slap some marble countertops or a fancy statue in there, and you're good to go.
Makrana marble
alicante red marble
The scientific name for marble is calcium carbonate. Other things that fall under the IUPAC name calcium carbonate are limestone, chalk, aragonite, and calcite.
marbles were originally made from the stone, marble. so even after people started making them out of glass they kept the name marbles. I have an old marble marble.
neapolitan
There isn't really a "fancy" name for it... It's just called solar energy!
The name for polished limestone is marble. Limestone transforms into marble through intense heat and pressure in the Earth's crust, resulting in a stone with a smoother, more reflective surface.
The scientific name for marble chips is calcium carbonate, which is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3.