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marls

marls is the plural of marl.

marls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of marl.

Meaning of marl

Noun (1)

marl (countable and uncountable, plural marls)

  1. 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.
    • Marle is indeed, as it is in name, the fat or (marrovv) of the earth: […] it is therfore a fat, oyly and vnctious ground, lying in the belly of the earth, vvhich is of vvarme and moiſt temperature, and ſo moſt fertill, ſeeing that heat and moyſture be the father and mother of generation and...1625, attributed to Gervase Markham, “A Discourse of the Weald of Kent; and a Comparison of the Arable Lands therein, with the Other Parts of the Shire: Together with Some Necessary Counsels for the...

Noun (2)

marl (plural marls)

  1. (Australia) A species of bandicoot, Perameles myosurus, of southern Western Australia.
    Synonyms:
    western barred bandicoot

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Phrases with marls

Questions about marls

What is marls the plural of?
Marls is the plural of marl.

Words near marls in the dictionary

  1. Marlowism
  2. Marlowisms
  3. Marlows
  4. marlpit
  5. marlpits
  6. marls
  7. marlstone
  8. marlstones
  9. marlu
  10. marlus
  11. marly

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