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.
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.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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