marl
English
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: märl, IPA(key): /mɑɹl/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French marle from Late Latin marglia, 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.
- 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
- Synonym: marlstone
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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