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marl¹
- /mɑːl/ UK
- /mɑɹl/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l
Where it comes from
From Middle English marle, from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of marga (“marl”). Doublet of marla.
noun marls · marle
- 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. Marle is indeed, as it is in name, the fat or (marrovv) of the earth: […] it is therfore a fat, oyly and vnctious ground, lying in the belly of the earth, vvhich is of vvarme and moiſt temperature, and ſo moſt fertill, ſeeing that heat and moyſture be the father and mother of generation and grovvth;
verb marls · marling · marled
- To cover (the ground) with marl (noun sense). [I]n this ſhort time vve haue ſeene many arable grounds, vvhich for ſundry yeeres after the marling of them, haue plentifully borne VVheat and other Graine, to be novv become vnfruitfull, and ſo vvill they continue, albeit they ſhould novv [be] marled againe. And this commeth to paſſe by the ignoran
marl²
- /mɑːl/ UK
- /mɑɹl/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l
verb marls · marling · marled
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To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
Similar: marline
marl³
- /mɑːl/ UK
- /mɑɹl/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Nyunga maarl.
noun marls
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A species of bandicoot, Perameles myosurus, of southern Western Australia.
Similar: western barred bandicoot
Translations
Talk about this word "marl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marl "marl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marl.Cite this
@misc{marl_2026,
title = {marl},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marl},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
