marl earth

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• earth — [n2] ground, soil alluvium, clay, clod, coast, compost, deposit, dirt, dry land, dust, fill, glebe, gravel, humus, land, loam, marl, mold, muck, mud, peat moss, sand, shore, sod, subsoil, surface, terra firma, terrain, terrane, topsoil, turf;… …   New thesaurus

• marl — I [[t]mɑrl[/t]] n. 1) gel a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime 2) archaic earth 3) to fertilize with marl • Etymology: 1325–75; ME marle < OF < ML margila… …   From formal English to slang

• earth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. planet, globe, world; ground, land, dirt, soil, mold. See universe. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The world] Syn. globe, sphere, planet, universe, terra (Latin), mundane world, creation, terrestrial sphere,… …   English dictionary for students

• marl — marl1 marlacious /mahr lay sheuhs/, marly, adj. /mahrl/, n. 1. Geol. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime. 2. Archaic. earth. v.t. 3. to fertilize with marl.… …   Universalium

• marl — I. /mal / (say mahl) noun 1. a soil or earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertiliser. 2. compact, impure limestones. 3. Poetic earth. –verb (t) 4. to fertilise with marl. {Middle English, from Old French …  

• earth — Synonyms and related words: Earth, Gaea, Ge, Tellus, Terra, abri, acres, air, air raid shelter, alluvion, alluvium, arable land, ashes, atom, atomic particles, billiard table, biosphere, body, bomb shelter, bombproof, bones, bowling green, brute… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Clay marl — Clay Clay (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barbados earth — noun Usage: usually capitalized B : an earthy marl of Miocene age occurring in Barbados and noted for its richness in radiolarians * * * Barbados earth noun An earthy marl found in Barbados • • • Main Entry: ↑Barbados …   Useful english dictionary

• agriculture, origins of — Introduction  the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …   Universalium

• Triassic Period — Interval of geologic time, с 248–206 million years ago, that marks the beginning of the Mesozoic Era. Many new vertebrates emerged during the Triassic, heralding the major changes that were to occur in both terrestrial and marine life forms… …   Universalium

• geochronology — geochronologic /jee oh kron l oj ik/, geochronological, adj. geochronologist, n. /jee oh kreuh nol euh jee/, n. the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination. [1890 95; GEO + CHRONOLOGY] * * *… …   Universalium