Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wavy surface such as is often seen on sand, where it has been formed by the action of the wind, and which may have its origin in the motion of water as well as of air, or which is often a result of the combined action of the two.
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Examples
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Many of the exposed slabs of sandstone are beautifully waved on the surface with the _ripple-mark_ impression.
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During our descent we examined several instances of ripple-mark
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Slabs of sandstone and shale often retain what is called the ripple-mark -- that is, the corrugation of surface produced by the gentle agitation of shallow water over sand or mud.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 Various 1836
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