Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MARK'ET-PRICE, or MARK'ET-RATE, n.

The current price of commodities at any given time.

MARK'ET-TOWN, n.

A town that has the privilege of a stated public market.

MARK'ET-WO-MAN, n.

A woman that brings things to market or that attends a market for selling any thing.

MARK'ING-INK, n.

Indelible ink used for marking clothes.

MARK'ING-I-RON, n.

An iron for marking.

MARKS'MAN, n. [mark and man.]

1. One that is skillful to hit a mark; he that shoots well. Shak. Dryden.
2. One who, not able to write, makes his mark instead of his name.

MARL, n. [W. marl; D. Sw. Dan. and G. mergel; L. Sp. and It. marga; Ir. marla; Arm. marg. It seems to be allied to Sax. merg, mearh; D. merg, marrow, and to be named from its softness; Eth. መረገ, clay, gypsum, or mortar. See Marrow.]

A species of calcarious earth, of different composition, being united with clay or fuller's earth. In a crude state it effervesces with acids. It is found loose and friable, or more or less indurated. It possesses fertilizing properties and is much used for manure. Marl is composed of carbonate of lime and clay in various proportions. Cleaveland.

MARL, v.t.

1. To overspread or manure with marl.
2. To fasten with marline. Ainsworth.

MARL-A'CEOUS, a.

Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.

MARL'ED, pp.

Manured with marl.

MAR'LINE, n. [Sp. merlin; Port. merlim.]

A small line composed of two strands little twisted, and either tarred or white; used for winding round ropes and cables, to prevent their being fretted by the blocks, &c. Mar. Dict.

MAR'LINE, v.t.

To wind marline round a rope.

MAR'LINE-SPIKE, n.

A small iron like a large spike, used to open the bolt rope when the sail is to be sewed to it, &c. Bailey.

MAR'LING, n.

The act of winding a small line about a rope, to prevent its being galled.

MARL'ING, ppr.

Overspreading with marl.

MAR'LITE, n.

A variety of marl. Kirwan.

MAR-LIT'IC, a.

Partaking of the qualities of marlite.

MARL'PIT, n.

A pit where marl is dug. Woodward.

MARL-Y, a.

1. Consisting or partaking of marl.
2. Resembling marl. Mortimer.
3. Abounding with marl.

MAR'MA-LADE, n. [Fr. marmelade; Sp. mermelada; Port. marmelada, from marmelo, a quince, L. melo, or Sp. melado, like honey, L. mel.]

The pulp of quinces boiled into a consistence with sugar, or a confection of plums, apricots, quinces, &c. boiled with sugar. In Scotland, it is made of Seville oranges and sugar only. Quincy. Encyc.

MAR'MA-LITE, n. [Gr. μαρμαιρω, to shine.]

A mineral of a pearly or metallic luster; a hydrate of magnesia. Nuttal.

MAR-MO-RA'CEOUS, a.

Pertaining to or like marble. [See Marmorean, the more legitimate word.]

MAR'MO-RAT-ED, a. [L. marmor, marble.]

Covered with marble. [Little used.]

MAR-MO-RA'TION, n.

A covering or incrusting with marble. [Little used.]

MAR'MO-RA-TUM, n.

In architecture, a cement formed of pounded marble and lime well beaten and mixed.