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Macled vs Marled - What's the difference?

macled | marled |

As adjectives the difference between macled and marled

is that macled is (mineralogy) marked like macle (chiastolite) or macled can be while marled is (chiefly|scotland) mottled, streaked, multicoloured.

As a verb marled is

(marl).

macled

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (mineralogy) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
  • (mineralogy) Having a twin structure.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
    • (Webster 1913)

    marled

    English

    Etymology 1

    From a contracted form of (marble) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chiefly, Scotland) Mottled, streaked, multicoloured.
  • *1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 49:
  • *: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 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (marl)

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