marl
See also: marł
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l
Etymology 1
From Middle English marle, from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of marga (“marl”).[1]
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.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC:
- ... uneasie steps / Over the burning Marle, not like those steps / On Heavens Azure...
- 1955, Robert Herman Bogue, The chemistry of portland cement, page 39:
- Important marl and marine-shell deposits are worked in Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 231]:
- The surroundings were unearthly. It was not a fish setting—only bare rock, no trees, pungent sagebrush, and marl dust floating when a truck passed.
- 2004, Peter Porter, “Why Did Dante Pick on Suicides”, in Afterburner:
- Those loved unhappy shades whom Dante turned / To sticks and marl
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
a mixed earthy substance
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See also
Verb
marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)
- (transitive) To cover with the earthy substance called marl.
Etymology 2
Verb
marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)
- (nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
- Synonym: marline
Translations
to cover with marline
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “marl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
marl
- Alternative form of marle
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