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shelly

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shelly [′shel·ē]
(geology)
Pertaining to a sediment or sedimentary rock containing the shells of animals.
Pertaining to land abounding in or covered with shells.
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This is a small laundry, up country, belongs to Shelly Hot Springs, - hotel, you know.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
It rests on ancient volcanic rocks, and has been covered by a stream of basalt, which must have entered the sea when the white shelly bed was lying at the bottom.
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