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   marl

   /mɑːl/

   noun

   • 1. an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer: "the ancient right to dig marl for fertilizer"

   verb

   • 1. apply marl to: "small fields were being assiduously marled to produce corn crops"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French marle, from medieval Latin margila, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. marly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • L

     1

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