marl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: marl	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for marl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marl n a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marl \Marl\, n. [OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L. marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: [bd]Quod genus terr[91] Galli et Britanni margam vocant.[b8] [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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.