Marl Definition

märl
marls
noun
A soft, crumbly mixture of clay, sand, and limestone in varying proportions, typically containing shell fragments.
Webster's New World
Any loose, earthy, crumbly deposit.
Webster's New World
verb
To cover or fertilize with marl.
Webster's New World
To wind marline around (rope), taking a hitch at each turn.
Webster's New World

Origin of Marl

  • Middle English marle from Old French from Medieval Latin margila, marla diminutive of Latin marga marl of Celtic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French marle from Late Latin marglia, diminutive of marga (“marl").

    From Wiktionary

Marl Sentence Examples

  • Marine fossils are very abundant in the marl.

  • On the island of Andros there is an extremely fine white marl almost resembling a chalky ooze.

  • The oak grows most luxuriantly on deep strong clays, calcareous marl or stiff loam, but will flourish in nearly any deep well-drained soil, excepting peat or loose sand; in marshy or moist places the tree may grow well for a time, but the timber is rarely sound; on hard rocky ground and exposed hillsides.

  • The Cambridgeshire coprolites are believed to be derived from deposits of Gault age; they are obtained by washing from a stratum about a foot thick, resting on the Gault, at the base of the Chalk Marl, and probably homotaxeous with the Chloritic Marl.

  • The Chloritic Marl in the Wealden district furnishes much phosphatic material, which has been extensively worked at Froyle.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAR

Words Ending With

LRLARL

Unscrambles

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With M4 Letter Words Ending With L