Eluvium

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  • noun. Residual deposits of soil, dust, and rock particles produced by the action of the wind.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In geology, an accumulation of dust and soil produced by decomposition of rocks in situ, or drifted by winds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Residual deposits of soil, dust, and rock particles produced by the action of the wind.
  • Word Usage
    "More info at website of the Brooklyn-based label that released the full-length version, temporaryresidence.com, and at Eluvium/Cooper’s site, eluvium.net, which houses two additional MP3s: the lush, if peculiarly detuned, “Under the Water It Glowed” and the deceptively rudimentary piano piece “Genius and the Thieves,” which sounds like Rufus Wainwright playing a Harold Budd cover."