Australian English Meaning of marl

Marl

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Definitions and Meaning of marl in English

Wordnet

marl (n)

a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime

Webster

marl (v. t.)

To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

Webster

marl (n.)

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.

To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.

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Marl

a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in limeTo cover, as part of a rope, with

alluvium,Clay,colluvium,detritus,gravel,loess |,Mud,sand,sediment,Shingle

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