wealden Meaning, Definition & Usage

Weald"en adjective
Etymology
AS. weald, wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See Weald.
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the Oölitic series.
Weald"en noun
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) The Wealden group or strata.

Webster 1913