Marl

Marl  (märl)

A city of west-central Germany in the Ruhr Valley north of Essen. First mentioned in the ninth century, it is now highly industrialized. Population: 90,100.

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marl  (märl)

n.

A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that is sometimes found under desert sands and used as fertilizer for lime-deficient soils.

tr.v. marled, marl·ing, marls

To fertilize with such a mixture.

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

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marly adj.

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marl¹

n

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to fertilize (land) with marl

[via Old French, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga]

marlacious  [mɑːˈleɪʃəs], marly adj

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marl²

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to seize (a rope) with marline, using a hitch at each turn

[C15 marlyn to bind; related to Dutch marlen to tie, Old English mārels cable]

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marl  (märl)

A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that forms in both freshwater and marine environments.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

marl - a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Translations

marl [mɑːl] N → marga f

marl

n → Mergel m

marl [mɑːl] n (Geol) → marna

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marl [mɑːl] n (Geol) → marna