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.
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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.
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{Sooty albatross} (Zool.), an albatross ({Phoebetria
fuliginosa}) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
also {nellie}.
{Sooty tern} (Zool.), a tern ({Sterna fuliginosa}) found
chiefly in tropical seas.
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