Definizione monolingua

marl

marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)

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

marl (uncountable)

1. 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.
   • 1955, Robert Herman Bogue, The chemistry of portland cement, page 39:

     Important marl and marine-shell deposits are worked in Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.

   • 2004, Peter Porter, “Why Did Dante Pick on Suicides”, in Afterburner:

     Those loved unhappy shades whom Dante turned / To sticks and marl

Definizione dizionario marl

	marna
	a mixed earthy substance

	marnare
	to cover with marline

marga

marne

Altri significati:

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

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.