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Definition of Marled
Marled Marl Marl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marling.] [Cf. F. marner. See Marl, n.]
To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
Marl Marl Marl, v. t. [See Marline.] (Naut.)
To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular
hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
Marling spike. (Naut.) See under Marline.
Marl Marl 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,
clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly
designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand.
Marl Marl Marl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marling.] [Cf. F. marner. See Marl, n.]
To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
marl Greensand Green"sand` (-s?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.
Note: [hand]Greensand is often called marl, because it is a
useful fertilizer. The greensand beds of the American
Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous.
