[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sooty \soot"y\, a. compar. sootier; superl. sootiest. as.
   s?tig. see soot.
   1. of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
      "fire of sooty coal." --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
      dusky; dark. "the grisly legions that troop under the
      sooty flag of acheron." --milton.
      1913 webster

   sooty albatross zool., an albatross phoebetria
      fuliginosa found chiefly in the pacific ocean; -- called
      also nellie.

   sooty tern zool., a tern sterna fuliginosa found
      chiefly in tropical seas.
      1913 webster
see also:
sootier sootiest soot sooty albatross phoebetria fuliginosa nellie 
sooty tern sterna fuliginosa 

[2] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

nellie, oh village, fips 53816
  location: 40.33830 n, 82.06843 w
  population 1990: 130 86 housing units
  area: 1.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[3] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

nellie, oh -- u.s. village in ohio
   population 2000:    134
   housing units 2000: 104
   land area 2000:     0.710479 sq. miles 1.840133 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.710479 sq. miles 1.840133 sq. km
   fips code:            53816
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             40.337509 n, 82.066462 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    nellie, oh
    nellie

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