marbled

Made of or covered with marble.

Having streaks of fat.

Mottled or streaked like marble.

Having veins and cloudings like variegated marbles.

In zoology, variegated with different colors, like marble; dappled; clouded.

Having the lean and fat properly blended: applied by butchers to meat.

Made of, or faced with, marble.

Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.

Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.

Having small flecks of fat interspered with the muscle; — of cuts of meat, especially beef. Such marbling improves the flavor of beef for most people.