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Marred vs Marled - What's the difference?

marred | marled |

As adjectives the difference between marred and marled

is that marred is of a person, to be perplexed or troubled while marled is mottled, streaked, multicoloured.

As verbs the difference between marred and marled

is that marred is past tense of mar while marled is past tense of marl.

marred

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of a person, to be perplexed or troubled
  • (Northern England) Of a child, to be spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged

    • Related terms

    * mard * mardy * marredness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mar)

    • 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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