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English

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Marl

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishmarle, fromOld Frenchmarle, fromLate Latinmargila, diminutive ofmarga(“marl”).[1]Doublet ofmarla.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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marl (countable anduncountable,pluralmarls)

  1. A mixedearthy substance, consisting ofcarbonate of lime,clay, and possiblysand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated ascalcareous,clayey, orsandy.
    • 1667,John Milton, “Book I”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC:
      ... uneasie steps / Over the burningMarle, not like those steps / On Heavens Azure...
    • 1952 July, W. R. Watson, “Sankey Viaduct and Embankment”, inRailway Magazine, pages486-487:
      Mr. Greenshields was the contractor selected to build the embankment, and over a hundred thousand tons ofmarl and moss compacted with brushwood were used in its construction.
    • 1955, Robert Herman Bogue,The chemistry of portland cement, page39:
      Importantmarl and marine-shell deposits are worked in Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.
    • 1976 September,Saul Bellow,Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.:Avon Books,→ISBN,page231:
      The surroundings were unearthly. It was not a fish setting—only bare rock, no trees, pungent sagebrush, andmarl dust floating when a truck passed.
    • 2004, Peter Porter, “Why Did Dante Pick on Suicides”, inAfterburner:
      Those loved unhappy shades whom Dante turned / To sticks andmarl
Derived terms
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Translations
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a mixed earthy substance
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Verb

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marl (third-person singular simple presentmarls,present participlemarling,simple past and past participlemarled)

  1. (transitive) Tocover with the earthy substance called marl.
Translations
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to cover with marl

Etymology 2

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Verb

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marl (third-person singular simple presentmarls,present participlemarling,simple past and past participlemarled)

  1. (nautical) Tocover, as part of a rope, withmarline, marking a peculiarhitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
    Synonym:marline
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to cover with marline

Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromNyungamaarl.[2]

Noun

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marl (pluralmarls)

  1. (Australia) A species ofbandicoot,Perameles myosurus, of southern Western Australia.
    Synonym:western barred bandicoot

References

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  1. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “marl”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^The Macquarie Dictionaryhttps://www.macquariedictionary.com.au

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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marl

  1. Alternative form ofmarle
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