Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Marl
User Submitted Origins
English
40%
Celtic
20%
Portuguese
13%
Hebrew
13%
Latin
7%
Slavic
7%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Brazil, the name Marl is of Portuguese origin and means "Rock".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Marl
To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
Etymology: See Marline
noun Marl
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand.
Etymology: OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L. marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: “Quod genus terræ Galli et Britanni margam vocant.” √274
verb Marl
To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
Etymology: Cf. F. marner. See Marl (n.)
Other Dictionary Sources
- A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
Wiktionary
From Old French marle from Late Latin marglia, diminutive of marga (“marl”).
- 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.
- Synonym: marlstone