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Geest

Geest\, n. [Cf. LG. geest, geestland, sandy, dry and, OFries. g[=e]st, g[=a]st, g[=e]stlond, g[=a]stlond, fr. Fries. g[=a]st barren. Cf. Geason.] Alluvial matter on the surface of land, not of recent origin. --R. Jameson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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