Marla
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marla is a noun meaning (Ireland) Plasticine; modelling clay.
Meaning
(Ireland) Plasticine; modelling clay.
More Meanings
- (Australia) A rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus), a small desert marsupial of Australia.
- A unit of area used in the Indian subcontinent, of varying size, but roughly 250 square feet.
Example Sentences
Miss Carney handed us out blank paper and marla, old plasticine with the colours all rolled together into brown.
As she sits and plays with Damien, she feels her legs start to tremble from the effort. Her knees seem to disappear. Plasticine legs, she says to Damien. Old marla legs.
Word Forms
- marlas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maria, requests, mara, marcella, marah.
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