GLEY

Etymology 1

Noun

gley (plural gleys)

(soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.

Synonyms

• gleysol, gleisol

Verb

gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)

(soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.

Etymology 2

Verb

gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)

(Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.

Anagrams

• gyle

Source: Wiktionary


Gley, v. i. Etym: [OE. gli, glien, gleien, to shine, to squint; cf. Icel. glja to glitter.]

Definition: To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Gley, adv.

Definition: Asquint; askance; obliquely.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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