marl lime

  • 1Marl (disambiguation) — Marl may refer to: Marl, calcium carbonate or lime rich sedimentary rock Marl, North Rhine Westphalia, a city in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany Marl, Lower Saxony, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany Marl Kingdom, a series of RPGs created by …

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  • 2Marl — Marl, n. [OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L. marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: Quod genus terr[ae] Galli et Britanni margam vocant. [root]274.] A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime,… …

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  • 3marl — [ma:l US ma:rl] n [U] 1.) soil consisting of ↑lime and ↑clay 2.) cloth which has pale threads running through another colour ▪ a jacket available in black or grey marl …

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  • 4marl — Ⅰ. marl [1] ► NOUN ▪ an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer. ORIGIN Old French marle, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin. Ⅱ. marl [2] ► NOUN ▪ a mottled yarn or fabric …

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  • 5Marl — For other uses see Marl (disambiguation). For the red algal growth form, see Maerl. Exposure of marl from the Matmor Formation (Jurassic) of southern Israel …

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  • 6marl — marl1 marlacious /mahr lay sheuhs/, marly, adj. /mahrl/, n. 1. Geol. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime. 2. Archaic. earth. v.t. 3. to fertilize with marl.… …

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  • 7marl — I [[t]mɑrl[/t]] n. 1) gel a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime 2) archaic earth 3) to fertilize with marl • Etymology: 1325–75; ME marle < OF < ML margila… …

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  • 8marl — Greensand Green sand ( s[a^]nd ), n. (Geol.) A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of lime. [1913… …

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  • 9marl — marl1 noun an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer. verb apply marl to. Derivatives marly adjective Origin ME: from OFr. marle, from med. L. margila, from L. marga, of Celtic origin.… …

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  • 10marl — 1. n. & v. n. soil consisting of clay and lime, with fertilizing properties. v.tr. apply marl to (the ground). Derivatives: marly adj. Etymology: ME f. OF marle f. med.L margila f. L marga 2. n. 1 a mottled yarn of differently coloured threads. 2 …

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