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Definition: nellie
Sooty
\Soot"y\, a. [Compar.
Sootier; superl.
Sootiest.] [AS.
s?tig. See
Soot.]
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
“Fire of sooty coal.” --Milton.
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2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
dusky; dark.
“The grisly legions that troop under the
sooty flag of Acheron.” --Milton.
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Sooty albatross (Zo["o]l.), an albatross (
Ph[oe]betria fuliginosa
) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
also
nellie.
Sooty tern (Zo["o]l.), a tern (
Sterna fuliginosa) found
chiefly in tropical seas.
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