shalyadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃeɪli/, U.S.

/ˈʃeɪli/

Etymology: < shale n.² + -y suffix¹.

Composed of, or having a resemblance to shale.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > shale

shaly1681

skerrya1800

shillety1808

1681 C. Cotton Wonders of Peake 41 A shaly Earth,..from the crown With a continual motion mouldring down.

1782 Philos. Trans. 1781 (Royal Soc.) 71 345 The soil was..in parts rather inclining to a shaly structure.

1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 354 The Saxifraga hirculus, like a golden star, sprinkled the shaley slopes.

1886 G. M. Fenn Patience Wins 51 Along the short rough turf and over the shaly paths.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shaly
释义	shalyadj. Brit. /ˈʃeɪli/, U.S. /ˈʃeɪli/ Etymology: < shale n.² + -y suffix¹. Composed of, or having a resemblance to shale. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > shale shaly1681 skerrya1800 shillety1808 1681 C. Cotton Wonders of Peake 41 A shaly Earth,..from the crown With a continual motion mouldring down. 1782 Philos. Trans. 1781 (Royal Soc.) 71 345 The soil was..in parts rather inclining to a shaly structure. 1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 354 The Saxifraga hirculus, like a golden star, sprinkled the shaley slopes. 1886 G. M. Fenn Patience Wins 51 Along the short rough turf and over the shaly paths. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1681
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