Sooty

Sooty
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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sooty — is a British glove puppet and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The children s television show which bears the same name and has featured the character since the 1950s was, according… …   Wikipedia

  • Sooty — Soot y, v. t. To black or foul with soot. [R.] [1913 Webster] Sootied with noisome smoke. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sooty — mid 13c., from SOOT (Cf. soot) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Sootiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • sooty — ► ADJECTIVE (sootier, sootiest) ▪ covered with or coloured like soot …   English terms dictionary

  • sooty — [soot′ē, so͞ot′ē] adj. sootier, sootiest [ME < OE sotig: see SOOT & Y2] 1. of, like, or covered with, soot 2. dark or black like soot sootiness n …   English World dictionary

  • Sooty & Co. — Infobox Television show name = Sooty Co. format = Children s runtime = 30 minutes creator = Matthew Corbett starring = Matthew Corbett country = UK network = ITV first aired = September 61993 last aired = November 301998 preceded by = The Sooty… …   Wikipedia

  • Sooty — Erdfarbener mit Smutty Gen Smutty (auch Sooty) nennt man ein Gen, das die Farbe eines Pferdes durch die Einmischung schwarzer Haare verändert. Pferde mit diesem Gen sehen aus, als hätten sie auf dem Rücken dunkle Schmutzflecken. Manchmal kann das …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sooty — n British a black or coloured person, an Arab. The racist epithet is derived from the colour of soot and the name of a glove puppet of a yellow bear, a popular figure in chil dren s entertainment, especially televi sion, since the 1950s. Although …   Contemporary slang

  • sooty — [[t]s ʊti[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is sooty is covered with soot. Their uniforms are torn and sooty …   English dictionary

  • sooty — adj. Sooty is used with these nouns: ↑chimney …   Collocations dictionary

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