marl
marl is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
- 3.To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alluvial
- alluvion
- alluvium
- ancon
- ashore
- bank
- beach
- chalk
- chersonese
- clay
- cledge
- clod
- clot
- coast
- coastal
- come
- continent
- continental
- crag
- debark
- delta
- derelict
- dry
- earth
- earthy
- estate
- foot
- glebe
- gravel
- ground
- height
- highland
- ironbound
- isthmus
- land
- landed
- landsman
- lea
- levee
- littoral
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is marl.
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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