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Wealden

Weald"en\ (?; 277), a. [AS. weald, wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See Weald.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the O["o]litic series.

Wealden

Weald"en\, n. (Geol.) The Wealden group or strata.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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