Usually means: Sedimentary rock containing clay, calcium.
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We found 35 dictionaries that define the word marl:

General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. marl: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. Marl, marl: Merriam-Webster
  3. marl, marl: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. Marl, marl: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. marl: Collins English Dictionary
  6. marl: Vocabulary.com
  7. Marl, marl: Wordnik
  8. marl: Wiktionary
  9. marl: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. marl: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. marl: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. marl: Dictionary.com
  13. marl: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Marl (disambiguation), Marl: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Marl: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. marl: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. marl: Rhymezone
  18. Marl: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. marl: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. Marl: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  21. marl: FreeDictionary.org
  22. marl: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  23. marl: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. Marl: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Natural Magick (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. marl: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. MARL: Acronym Finder

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)
  2. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  3. marl: Natural History Terms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. marl: Urban Dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. marl: Canadian Soil Information System
  2. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Marl: Latitude Mexico

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Definitions from Wiktionary (marl)

noun:  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.
verb:  (transitive) To cover with the earthy substance called marl.
verb:  (nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
noun:  (Australia) A species of bandicoot, Perameles myosurus, of southern Western Australia.

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