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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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marl1 (mɑːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to fertilize (land) with marl |
| [C14: via Old French, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga] | |
| marlacious1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'marly1 | |
| —adj | |
| marl1 (mɑːl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay minerals, calcite or aragonite, and silt: used as a fertilizer |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to fertilize (land) with marl |
| [C14: via Old French, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of Latin marga] | |
| marlacious1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'marly1 | |
| —adj | |
| marl2 (mɑːl) | |
| —vb | |
| nautical to seize (a rope) with marline, using a hitch at each turn | |
| [C15 marlyn to bind; related to Dutch marlen to tie, Old English mārels cable] | |
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Word Origin & History
marl
"clayey soil used for fertilizer," 1372, from O.Fr. marle (Fr. marne), from L.L. marglia, dim. of marga, which is said by Pliny to be a Gaulish word, but modern Celt. cognates are considered to be borrowed from Eng. or Fr.
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marl  (märl) Pronunciation Key
A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that forms in both freshwater and marine environments. |
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