gley
noun
ˈglā 
often attributive
: a sticky clay soil or soil layer formed under the surface of some waterlogged soils
gleyed
ˈglād
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; akin to Old English clǣg clay — more at clay
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
gleys
noun
as in blacklands
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- blacklands
- gaults
- gucks
- clays
- muds
- kaolins
- molds
- muck
- gumbos
- earth
- sands
- dust
- clods
- loesses
- dirt
- alluviums
- ground
- humuses
- gravels
- sediments
- loams
- gooks
- topsoils
- silts
- marls
- detritus
- colluviums
- shingles
- colluvia
- duffs
- mulls
- subsoils
- alluvia
- substrata
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- postconception
- postconcert
- postconciliar
- postconditions
- postconquest
- postconsonantal
- postconsumer
- postconvention
- postcopulatory
- postcornu
- postcoronary
- postcoup
- postcranial
- postcranially
- postcrash
- postcrises
- postcrisis
- postdate
- postdated
- postdates
- postdating
- postdeadline
- postdebate