marl
(noun) a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
Synonym: marlstone
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.
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
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Source: Wiktionary
Marl, v. t. Etym: [See Marline.] (Naut.)
Definition: To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding. Marling spike. (Naut.) See under Marline.
Marl, n. Etym: [OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L. marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: "Quod genus terræ Galli et Britanni margam vocant." sq. root274.]
Definition: A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand.
Marl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marling.] Etym: [Cf. F. marner. See Marl, n.]
Definition: To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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