(1):
(v. t.) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
(2):
(n.) A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand.
(3):
(n.) To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.