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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MIRLTIE-MARLTIE, adj. comb. Mottled, flecked, of mixed colouring, as of a piece of tweed (Abd.21 c.1930).
[Reduplic. formation based on Mirl, v.1, Marl, v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mirltie-marltie adj. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mirltiemarltie>
