Definitions
A crumbly soil or rock rich in lime or clay.
Word origin
From Middle English marle, from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of marga (“marl”). Doublet of marla.
Used in a sentence
“... uneasie steps / Over the burning Marle, not like those steps / On Heavens Azure...”
“Mr. Greenshields was the contractor selected to build the embankment, and over a hundred thousand tons of marl and moss compacted with brushwood were used in its construction.”
“Important marl and marine-shell deposits are worked in Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lime-rich soil”4 letters
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