Gley Definition
glā
noun
A sticky, compact, clayey soil that sometimes develops in highly humid regions.
Webster's New World
verb
(soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.
Wiktionary
(Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
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Noun
Singular:
gleyPlural:
gleysOrigin of Gley
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1920s, from Ukrainian глей (hlej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *glĭjĭ, from *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.
From Wiktionary
Russian dialectal gleĭ clay
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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