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Webster 1913 Edition
Marl
Marl
,Noun.
[OF.
marle
, F. marne
, LL. margila
, dim. of L. marga
marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: “Quod genus terrae Galli et Britanni margam
vocant.” √274.] A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See
Greensand
. Marl
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Marled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marling
.] To overspread or manure with marl;
as, to
. marl
a fieldWebster 1828 Edition
Marl
M`ARL
,Noun.
Marl is composed of carbonate of lime and clay in various proportions.
M`ARL
,Verb.
T.
1.
To fasten with marline.Definition 2024
marl
marl
English
Alternative forms
Noun
marl (countable and uncountable, plural marls)
- A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
- 1955, Robert Herman Bogue, The chemistry of portland cement, page 39:
- Important marl and marine-shell deposits are worked in Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.
- 2004, Peter Porter, “Why Did Dante Pick on Suicides”, in Afterburner:
- Those loved unhappy shades whom Dante turned / To sticks and marl
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Derived terms
Translations
a mixed earthy substance
See also
Verb
marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)
- To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.