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silty
silt S0409200 (sĭlt)n. A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.v. silt·ed, silt·ing, silts v.intr. To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up.v.tr. To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor.
[Middle English sylt, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]
silt·a′tion n.silt′y adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | silty - full of silt; "silty soil"loose - not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel" |
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