marl
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mäl, IPA(key): /mɑːl/
- (General American) enPR: märl, IPA(key): /mɑɹl/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l
Etymology 1
From 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
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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.
Verb
marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)
References
- “marl”, Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
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