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  • 11Marbles — Este artículo o sección sobre música necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 15 de septiembre de 2008. También puedes… …

    Wikipedia Español

  • 12marbles —    The early history of marbles is still obscure. Certainly, in the ancient world children played games rolling nuts, and coloured clay balls have been found in Egyptian tombs, but it is not known for sure what they were used for. It seems… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 13marbles — n. 1) to play marbles 2) a game of marbles 3) (misc.) (colloq.) to lose one s marbles ( to lose one s mind ) * * * a game of marbles to play marbles (misc.) (colloq.) to lose one s marbles ( to lose one s mind ) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14Marbles — Die Marbles waren ein britisches Rockduo, das nur von 1968 bis 1969 Bestand hatte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Erwähnenswertes 3 Diskografie 3.1 Singles …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 15marbles — noun a) Any of several childrens games played with small glass balls. Egyptian boys played marbles<!no bold:the game before the days of Moses, and marbles are among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.<!from Google Books b)… …

    Wiktionary

  • 16marbles — noun 1. a children s game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass) (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑child s game 2. the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception he used his wits to get ahead I was scared out of my wits… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17marbles —    the testicles    The association is with the glass spheres, or alleys, which used to be made of marble.    However, it is not only men who, if mentally unstable, figuratively lose their marbles:     ... now openly saying that Sir Ian has lost… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 18marbles — n pl 1. the testicles. A predictable drawing of a literal parallel (rather than, as some have claimed, an example of rhyming slang on marble halls ). Pills, balls, stones and nuts are similar metaphors. 2. common sense, sanity, mental facul ties …

    Contemporary slang

  • 19marbles — mÉ‘rbls / mɑːbls n. children s game played with marbles; sanity, sense of reality (Slang) mar·ble || mÉ‘bl / mɑːbl n. crystalized limestone used in flooring and sculpture; small glass ball used as a children s toy v. cause to resemble marble …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20marbles — [treated as sing.] a game in which marbles are rolled along the ground. → marble …

    English new terms dictionary