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marled

marled adjective: mottled, streaked, multicoloured. Also the simple past and past participle of marl.

Adjective

marled (comparative more marled, superlative most marled)

  1. (Scotland) Mottled, streaked, multicoloured.
    • The Standing Stones reared up above the two, marled and streaked with snow they were, and a wind came blowing fit to freeze the chilblains on a brass monkey as they stood and glowered one at the other.1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 49
    Synonyms:
    marbled, marly, mirly

Also used as

marled is also the simple past and past participle of marl.

Synonyms of marled

Forms of marled

comparativemore marled
superlativemost marled
alternative formmirled

Origin of marled

From a contracted form of marble + -ed.

From marl + -ed.

Words formed from marled

Questions about marled

What does marled mean?
Marled means mottled, streaked, multicoloured.
What part of speech is marled?
Marled is an adjective.

Words near marled in the dictionary

  1. Marlburian
  2. Marlburians
  3. Marldon
  4. marle
  5. Marle Green
  6. marled
  7. Marlee
  8. Marleen
  9. Marleigh
  10. Marlena
  11. Marlene

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