- [uncountable, countable]
soil consisting of clay and lime 泥灰岩；泥灰 - [uncountable]
a type of cloth with threads in it that are not of an even colour 夹花纱线织物 blue marl leggings 蓝底夹花纱线绑腿
Word Originsense 1 Middle English: from Old French marle, from medieval Latin margila, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin.sense 2 late 19th cent.: shortening of marbled.