marl

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

marne

argile calcaire

marner

oxyde de fer

roche pourrie

Synonymes

bole

compost

kaolin

loam

marlite

mortar

plaster

rottenstone

compo

oxide of iron

marlstone rock

marle

Traductions

Mergel

marna

mergel

marga

mergeln

marn

marga

marnare

kireçli toprakla gübrelemek

التراب الكلسي

marnlı

marga

Tegel

λιπαντικό χώμα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɑːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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