shale

A fissile rock composed of layers of claylike, fine-grained sediments.

To take off the shell or coat of.

Clay, or argillaceous material, which has a fissile structure, or which splits readily into thin leaves.

A shell or husk.

A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

See under Bituminous.

To take off the shell or coat of; to shell.

A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.