A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.

(transitive) To cover with the earthy substance called marl.

(nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

present participle of marl

An application of marl to the soil, to aid agriculture.

(chiefly Scotland) Mottled, streaked, multicoloured.

simple past tense and past participle of marl

(now UK dialect) Alternative form of marl

plural of marling

plural of Marling