Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Marl

Latin, argill'; German, märgel; Spanish and Italian, marga; Armoric, marg; Irish, Marla; Welsh, marl.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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