marl

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: mäl, IPA: /mɑːl/, SAMPA: /mA:l/
• (GenAm) enPR: märl, IPA: /mɑrl/, SAMPA: /mArl/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)l

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marl (uncountable)

1. 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

[edit] Derived terms

• marlaceous
• marler
• marlite
• marlpit
• marlstone
• marly

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• greensand

[edit] Verb

to marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)

1. To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

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