A type of porous sedimentary rock or sandy material; an archaic or variant term.
Possibly from German 'Gäis' or related to Old English terms for gravel or loose stone. The etymology is uncertain, but it appears to be a geological term used in older texts.
Gaize is so obscure that even geologists rarely use the term anymore, but it appears in Victorian scientific texts as a specific type of porous rock—language evolves and old technical terms disappear.
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