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marl 1 [mahrl] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime. Archaic. earth. verb (used with object) to fertilize with marl. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marl 1 1325–75; Middle English marle Middle Dutch Old French Medieval Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga, said to be GaulishRelated formsmar·la·cious [mahr-ley-shuh s] /mɑrˈleɪ ʃəs/, marl·y, adjective marl 2 [mahrl] verb (used with object) Nautical. to wind (a rope) with marline, every turn being secured by a hitch. Origin of marl 2 1400–50; late Middle English marlyn to ensnare; akin to Old English mārels cable. See moor2 marline or mar·lin, mar·ling [mahr-lin] noun Nautical. small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed. Origin of marline First recorded in 1375–1425, marline is from the late Middle English word merlin. See marl2, line1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marling Contemporary Examples of marling
Marling has reunited with her Voice director and co-writer, Zal Batmanglij, in The East.
Brit Marling’s ‘The East’ Is Riveting
Marlow Stern
January 21, 2013
Fun fact: Marling was offered a job at Goldman Sachs out of Georgetown.
In ‘Arbitrage,’ Richard Gere Shows How the Price Is Right
Daniel Gross
September 13, 2012
Consider this New York Times headline about Marling from last month: “How to Succeed in Hollywood Despite Being Really Beautiful.”
Maria Elena Fernandez
July 18, 2011
“How terrifying to surrender your life to being chosen all the time,” Marling said.
Maria Elena Fernandez
July 18, 2011
At the end of a long day of press interviews in Los Angeles recently, Marling laughed at the notion.
Maria Elena Fernandez
July 18, 2011
Historical Examples of marling
Montreal did not propose or vote for it, says Doctor Marling.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)
William Henry Atherton
T’ end of that was that Louis shot Marling through the shoulder and nearly blew his arm off.
Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
The walk, too, along the side of the mountains by way of Marling and picturesque St. Anton is one to be enjoyed and remembered.
Clive Holland
Then we returned to Mr. Brownjohn’s to buy bread, bacon, and groceries, and he in turn sent us to Mr. Marling for vegetables.
W.H. Hudson
In either case it is finished by marling, followed by serving or grafting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8
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British Dictionary definitions for marling marl 1 noun a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer verb (tr) to fertilize (land) with marl Derived Formsmarlacious (mɑːˈleɪʃəs) or marly, adjectiveWord Origin for marl C14: via Old French, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga marl 2 verb nautical to seize (a rope) with marline, using a hitch at each turn Word Origin for marl C15 marlyn to bind; related to Dutch marlen to tie, Old English mārels cable marline marlin less commonly marling (ˈmɑːlɪŋ) noun nautical a light rope, usually tarred, made of two strands laid left-handed Word Origin for marline C15: from Dutch marlijn, from marren to tie + lijn line Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for marling marl n.
“clayey soil used for fertilizer,” late 14c., from Old French marle (Modern French marne), from Late Latin marglia, diminutive of Latin marga “marl,” which is said by Pliny to be a Gaulish word, but modern Celtic cognates are considered to be borrowed from English or French. As a verb by late 14c. Medieval Latin margila is the source of Dutch mergel, German Mergel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper marling in Science marl [märl] A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that forms in both freshwater and marine environments. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
