ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (Australia) A rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus), a small desert marsupial of Australia.
  2. 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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maria, requests, mara, marcella, marah.

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