Found 1 items, similar to nellie.
English → English (gcide) 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]