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Marled vs Marded - What's the difference?

marled | marded |

As verbs the difference between marled and marded

is that marled is (marl) while marded is (mard).

As an adjective marled

is (chiefly|scotland) mottled, streaked, multicoloured.

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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    marded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mard)

    • Anagrams

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    mard

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Northern England) To cosset (a child)

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