marl

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

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.

Verb

To cover with the earthy substance called marl.

Verb

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

Conceptes

marga

Sinònims

bole

compost

kaolin

loam

marlite

mortar

plaster

rottenstone

compo

oxide of iron

marlstone rock

marle

Traduccions

Mergel

marne

marna

marga

mergel

mergeln

marn

marnare

marga

Marga

kireçli toprak

kireçli toprakla gübrelemek

التراب الكلسي

marnlı

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mɑːl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle English marle, from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of marga (“marl”). Doublet of marla.