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A '''marble''' is a small spherical [[toy (nonfiction)|toy]] usually made from glass, clay, steel, plastic or agate. | A '''marble''' is a small spherical [[toy (nonfiction)|toy]] usually made from glass, clay, steel, plastic or agate. | ||
Marbles vary in size. Most commonly, they are about 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.54 cm) in diameter, but they may range from less than 1/30 inch (0.111 cm) to over 3 inches (7.75 cm), while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 12 inches (30 cm) wide. | Marbles vary in size. Most commonly, they are about 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.54 cm) in diameter, but they may range from less than 1/30 inch (0.111 cm) to over 3 inches (7.75 cm), while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 12 inches (30 cm) wide. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 14 July 2016
A marble is a small spherical toy usually made from glass, clay, steel, plastic or agate.
Marbles vary in size. Most commonly, they are about 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.54 cm) in diameter, but they may range from less than 1/30 inch (0.111 cm) to over 3 inches (7.75 cm), while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 12 inches (30 cm) wide.
Marbles can be used for a variety of games called Marbles.
They are often collected, both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors.
In the North of England the objects and the game are called "taws", with larger taws being called bottle washers after the use of a marble in Codd-neck bottles.
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- Marble (toy) @ Wikipedia