Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A loose earthy deposit formed by the infiltration of water and its solvent action on rock material.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ochre.

Etymologies

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German Guhr

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