Antonyms for marl

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mahrl

Phonetic Transcription : mɑrl

Definition of marl

Origin : "clayey soil used for fertilizer," late 14c., from Old French marle (Modern French marne), from Late Latin marglia, diminutive of Latin marga "marl," which is said by Pliny to be a Gaulish word, but modern Celtic cognates are considered to be borrowed from English or French. As a verb by late 14c. Medieval Latin margila is the source of Dutch mergel, German Mergel.

As in clay : noun workable earth material
As in earth : noun ground, soil

Example sentences :

Was I the only Marl who metamorphosed into this state of rational entity?
Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West

The Marl's whole existence was that of sickness—of loneliness, which is fear.
Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West

The Marl was darting about madly, seeking, seeking a thing like itself.
Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West

The other Marl perceived me, darted frantically toward me, then slowed.
Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West

I believed the other Marl—no, the Pat—because I wanted to believe.
Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West

This cement is made of limestone and clay, or marl, chalk, and slag.
Extract from : « Diggers in the Earth » by Eva March Tappan

There should be no confusion of a lime marl with the so-called "green sand" marl.
Extract from : « Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee

She offered, however, the watch, and the countenance of Mr. Marl lost its gloom.
Extract from : « Camilla » by Fanny Burney

If your halliards are belayed to cleats, marl them to the cleat.
Extract from : « On Yachts and Yacht Handling » by Thomas Fleming Day

England is not a country of granite and marble, but of chalk, marl, and clay.
Extract from : « Fresh Fields » by John Burroughs

Synonyms for marl

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