■ noun soft finely stratified sedimentary rock formed from consolidated mud or clay.
Derivatives
shaly (also ~y ) adjective
Origin
C18: prob. from Ger. Schale ; related to Engl. dialect ~ 'dish' (see scale 2 ).
■ noun soft finely stratified sedimentary rock formed from consolidated mud or clay.
Derivatives
shaly (also ~y ) adjective
Origin
C18: prob. from Ger. Schale ; related to Engl. dialect ~ 'dish' (see scale 2 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004