Nilous, a.
(ˈnaɪləs)
[f. Nile + -ous.]
Resembling the alluvial deposit of the Nile.
| 1813 Sir R. Wilson Priv. Diary (1862) II. 448 They might live a little longer to enjoy this Nilous earth; for certainly it is more like Egypt's alluvium during the inundation than hard-set soil. |