marleyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːli/, U.S.

/ˈmɑrli/, Scottish English

/ˈmarlɪ/, Irish English

/ˈmɒːrli/,

/ˈmɑːrli/

Forms: 1800s– marley, 1800s– marly, 1900s– marlie. Plural 1800s– marleys, 1800s– marlies.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marl n.⁴, English -ey , -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < marl n.⁴ + -ey, variant of -y suffix⁶. Compare earlier marloes n.The suggestion of marl n.¹ in quot. 1893 is probably entirely coincidental.

English regional, Scottish, and Irish English (northern).

A child's marble. Also in plural: the game of marbles.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > marble

marble1681

marble ball1681

taw1709

marvela1734

marl1860

marley1887

tolley1970

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Marly, a marble.

1893 J. Inglis Oor Ain Folk (1895) 94 The marleys were made of a kind of red clay hardened in the fire.

1951 S. H. Bell December Bride ii. xiii. 150 Will he be let out tae play marlies wi' me?

1977 J. Pepper What Thing to Say 15 ‘He found a marley in the trinket.’ He was obviously a child who kept a close eye on the gutter.

1995 J. Collins Booing Bishop 55 ‘Our teacher's head's a marley,’ Sammy said. ‘He's put George Watson in for the eleven-plus, even though he thinks pygmies live at the North Pole.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marley
释义	marleyn. Brit. /ˈmɑːli/, U.S. /ˈmɑrli/, Scottish English /ˈmarlɪ/, Irish English /ˈmɒːrli/, /ˈmɑːrli/ Forms: 1800s– marley, 1800s– marly, 1900s– marlie. Plural 1800s– marleys, 1800s– marlies. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marl n.⁴, English -ey , -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < marl n.⁴ + -ey, variant of -y suffix⁶. Compare earlier marloes n.The suggestion of marl n.¹ in quot. 1893 is probably entirely coincidental. English regional, Scottish, and Irish English (northern). A child's marble. Also in plural: the game of marbles. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > marble marble1681 marble ball1681 taw1709 marvela1734 marl1860 marley1887 tolley1970 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Marly, a marble. 1893 J. Inglis Oor Ain Folk (1895) 94 The marleys were made of a kind of red clay hardened in the fire. 1951 S. H. Bell December Bride ii. xiii. 150 Will he be let out tae play marlies wi' me? 1977 J. Pepper What Thing to Say 15 ‘He found a marley in the trinket.’ He was obviously a child who kept a close eye on the gutter. 1995 J. Collins Booing Bishop 55 ‘Our teacher's head's a marley,’ Sammy said. ‘He's put George Watson in for the eleven-plus, even though he thinks pygmies live at the North Pole.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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