Marle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marle is a noun meaning (now UK, dialectal) Alternative spelling of marl.
Meaning
(now UK, dialectal) Alternative spelling of marl.
Example Sentences
Marle is indeed, as it is in name, the fat or (marrovv) of the earth: […] it is therfore a fat, oyly and vnctious ground, lying in the belly of the earth, vvhich is of vvarme and moiſt temperature, and ſo moſt fertill, ſeeing that heat and moyſture be the father and mother of generation and grovvth; […] Foure ſorts of Marle be found in this VVeald, knovvne aſunder by the difference of colours, and thereby alſo differing in degrees of goodneſſe one from the other: […]
Word Forms
- marles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forgiveness, pardon, sorry, marl, marlite, marlstone.
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