marls

noun

plural of marl
as in sediments

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  1. silts
  2. clays
  3. detritus
Noun
  • This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.
    — Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Definition of silts
Noun
  • The two-step treatment starts with a potent trio of glycolic, lactic, and mandelic acids to tackle uneven tone, fine lines, and rough texture, followed by a mask with kaolin and bentonite clays.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of clays
Noun
  • The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of detritus
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