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Marly
see synonyms of marlyAdjective
1. marly
of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl
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Marly
see synonyms of marlynoun
1.
a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer
2.
a.
a yarn formed by twisting together strands of different colours or shades
b.
a mottled fabric created from this yarn
c. (modifier)
made of this yarn or fabric
a marl sweater
verb
3. (transitive)
to fertilize (land) with marl
verb
nautical
to seize (a rope) with marline, using a hitch at each turn
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Marly
see synonyms of marly noun
1.
a mixture of clay, sand, and limestone in varying proportions, that is soft and crumbly and usually contains shell fragments
2.
any loose, earthy, crumbly deposit
verb transitive
3.
to cover or fertilize with marl
verb transitive
to wind marline around (rope), taking a hitch at each turn
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Marly
see synonyms of marlyn.
A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that is sometimes found under desert sands and used as fertilizer for lime-deficient soils.
tr.v. marled, marl·ing, marls
To fertilize with such a mixture.
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