GLEY


Meaning of GLEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglā ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; akin to Old English clǣg clay — more at clay

Date: 1927

: a sticky clay soil or soil layer formed under the surface of some waterlogged soils

• gleyed adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.