marled
adjective
[ mɑːld ]
• (chiefly of yarn or fabric) mottled or streaked.
• "a cabled marled wool sweater"
Origin:
early 16th century: perhaps a shortening of marbled.
marl
verb
• apply marl to.
• "small fields were being assiduously marled to produce corn crops"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marle, from medieval Latin margila, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin.
