Marled
adj, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of marl form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Mottled, streaked, multicoloured. Scotland
"The Standing Stones reared up above the two, marled and streaked with snow they were, and a wind came blowing fit to freeze the chilblains on a brass monkey as they stood and glowered one at the other."
Example
More examples"The Standing Stones reared up above the two, marled and streaked with snow they were, and a wind came blowing fit to freeze the chilblains on a brass monkey as they stood and glowered one at the other."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From a contracted form of marble + -ed.
Etymology 2
From marl + -ed.
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