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1. (n.) marl
a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
2. marl
Archaic. earth.
3. (v.t.) marl
to fertilize with marl.
4. (v.t.) marl
to wind (a rope) with marline.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME marlyn to ensnare; akin to OE mārels cable. See moor2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) marl
a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
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1. (noun) marl
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
2. (noun) marl
to overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field
3. (verb) marl
to cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding
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