superstratum
Example Sentences
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Anne said little to all these things, and preserved a superstratum of calmness on her countenance; but some inner voice seemed to whisper to her that Bob was no more.
From The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy
Several pools, supplied by springs coming from under the superstratum of sandstone, were passed during the day.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Augustus Charles Gregory
After a time the superstratum of rock, which is full of cracks and seams, is undermined and precipitated into the chasm below.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley
The superstratum was very light, and brownish black, the remainder yellowish brown, the yellow tints as well as the stiffness increasing downwards.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
After leaving the narrow valley which the river has cut for itself through a superstratum of yellowish clay, the country becomes nearly level--a dreary plain, covered with fern and the manuka bush.
