marl
noun/mɑːl/
/mɑːrl/
- [uncountable, countable] soil consisting of clay and lime
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- [uncountable] a type of cloth with threads in it that are not of an even colour
- blue marl leggings
Word Originsense 1 Middle English: from Old French marle, from medieval Latin margila, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin.sense 2 late 19th cent.: shortening of marbled.
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