alluviatedadj.
/əˈl(j)uːvɪeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /əˈluviˌeɪdᵻd/ Covered, overlain, or filled with alluvium; formed of alluvium.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > sediment or alluvium > [adjective]
silty1694
alluvious1731
alluvial1771
alluvian1794
warped1799
alluviated1810
sedimentous1869
silted1890
1810 G. Chalmers Caledonia II. vi. 836 Some Dutchmen formerly offered..to bank out the tide; and thereby to convert this alluviated tract to the various uses of life.
1851 H. L. Watts in J. Taylor Sussex Garland 220 Rending asunder, in disdainful mood,The deep and dense alluviated rocks.
1928 Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 37 129 It is probably because of these obstructions in the valley that wide stretches between them possess alluviated levels attained temporarily.
1947 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. & Technol. B. 29 85 This mineral is deposited as layers of varying thickness on the floors of the alluviated flats bordering the hot mineral streams.
2005 Hesperia 74 293/2 The robbed-out fortification wall, an alluviated ditch, and a robbed-out proteichisma wall were shown.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1810