marl

[ mahrl ]

/ mɑrl /

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noun

Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.

Archaic. earth.

verb (used with object)

to fertilize with marl.

Origin of marl

1325–75; Middle English marle<Middle Dutch <Old French <Medieval Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga, said to be <Gaulish

OTHER WORDS FROM marl

mar·la·cious

[mahr-ley-shuhs], /mɑrˈleɪ ʃəs/, marly, adjective

Words nearby marl

Mark, the Gospel According to, mark time, mark-to-market, markup, markup language, marl, Marlboro, Marlborough, Marlborough leg, marled, Marlene

Definition for marl (2 of 2)

marl²

[ mahrl ]

/ mɑrl /

verb (used with object) Nautical.

to wind (a rope) with marline, every turn being secured by a hitch.

Origin of marl

1400–50; late Middle English marlyn to ensnare; akin to Old English mārels cable. See moor²

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Example sentences from the Web for marl

The term "marl" has been wrongly applied to many fire-clays.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
These river-gravel and brick-earth buried bones are rather earlier than those found in the peat and marl.
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish
More commonly we find sand and clay, or clay and marl, intermixed in the same mass.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
Overlying this are beds of marl, loam, and surface soil, comprising in all a depth of fourteen feet.
The Prehistoric World|E. A. Allen

The sandstone and marl cliffs which enclose it become gradually lower as one goes downward.
The Argentine Republic|Pierre Denis

British Dictionary definitions for marl (1 of 2)

marl¹

/ (mɑːl) /

noun

a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer

verb

(tr) to fertilize (land) with marl

Derived forms of marl

marlacious (mɑːˈleɪʃəs) or marly, adjective

Word Origin for marl

C14: via Old French, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga

British Dictionary definitions for marl (2 of 2)

marl²

/ (mɑːl) /

verb

nautical to seize (a rope) with marline, using a hitch at each turn

Word Origin for marl

C15 marlyn to bind; related to Dutch marlen to tie, Old English mārels cable

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for marl

marl

[ märl ]

A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that forms in both freshwater and marine environments.

单词	marl
释义	marl ¹ [ mahrl ] / mɑrl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marl ON THESAURUS.COM noun Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime. Archaic. earth. verb (used with object) to fertilize with marl. Origin of marl ¹ 1325–75; Middle English marle<Middle Dutch <Old French <Medieval Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga, said to be <Gaulish OTHER WORDS FROM marl mar·la·cious [mahr-ley-shuhs], /mɑrˈleɪ ʃəs/, marly, adjective Words nearby marl Mark, the Gospel According to, mark time, mark-to-market, markup, markup language, marl, Marlboro, Marlborough, Marlborough leg, marled, Marlene Definition for marl (2 of 2) marl² [ mahrl ] / mɑrl / verb (used with object) Nautical. to wind (a rope) with marline, every turn being secured by a hitch. Origin of marl ² 1400–50; late Middle English marlyn to ensnare; akin to Old English mārels cable. See moor² Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marl The term "marl" has been wrongly applied to many fire-clays. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various These river-gravel and brick-earth buried bones are rather earlier than those found in the peat and marl. The Naturalist on the Thames\|C. J. Cornish More commonly we find sand and clay, or clay and marl, intermixed in the same mass. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. Overlying this are beds of marl, loam, and surface soil, comprising in all a depth of fourteen feet. The Prehistoric World\|E. A. Allen The sandstone and marl cliffs which enclose it become gradually lower as one goes downward. The Argentine Republic\|Pierre Denis British Dictionary definitions for marl (1 of 2) marl¹ / (mɑːl) / noun a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer verb (tr) to fertilize (land) with marl Derived forms of marl marlacious (mɑːˈleɪʃəs) or marly, adjective Word Origin for marl C14: via Old French, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga British Dictionary definitions for marl (2 of 2) marl² / (mɑːl) / verb nautical to seize (a rope) with marline, using a hitch at each turn Word Origin for marl C15 marlyn to bind; related to Dutch marlen to tie, Old English mārels cable Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to marl mud, brick, earth, terra cotta, land, dirt, terrain, shore, surface, coast, clay, dust, turf, gravel, sand, pottery, slip, till, adobe, bole Scientific definitions for marl marl [ märl ] A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that forms in both freshwater and marine environments. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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marl

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of marl

OTHER WORDS FROM marl

Words nearby marl

Definition for marl (2 of 2)

verb (used with object) Nautical.

Origin of marl

Example sentences from the Web for marl

British Dictionary definitions for marl (1 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of marl

Word Origin for marl

British Dictionary definitions for marl (2 of 2)

verb

Word Origin for marl

Words related to marl

Scientific definitions for marl