(nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

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.

(transitive) To cover with the earthy substance called marl.

(now UK dialect) Alternative form of marl

(chiefly Scotland) Mottled, streaked, multicoloured.

simple past tense and past participle of marl

plural of marle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marl

An application of marl to the soil, to aid agriculture.

present participle of marl