Molasse

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:15:20

Mo*lasse" (?), n. [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] Geol.

A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.

 

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