Word familyadjectivemarlymarlednounmarlstonemarlingmarl
marl /mɑːl $ mɑːrl/ noun [uncountableU]
1.soil consisting of lime and clay 泥灰(岩)
2cloth which has pale threads running through another colour 〔不同颜色的线纺成的〕杂色纱线
a jacket available in black or grey marl
有黑底或灰底交织的上装
Examples from the Corpus
marl• Higher slopes reveal widening seams of calcareous marl, sand and thin seams of marl, sandy-lignites and clayey-lignites.• The projecting porch with its embattled parapet is rendered with local marl and is a late sixteenth-century addition.• In addition, on some manors, the liberal application of marl made possible an extension of the area under wheat.