The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sooty \Soot"y\, a. [Compar. Sootier; superl. Sootiest.] [AS.
   s?tig. See Soot.]
   1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
      "Fire of sooty coal." --Milton.
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   2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
      dusky; dark. "The grisly legions that troop under the
      sooty flag of Acheron." --Milton.
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   Sooty albatross (Zool.), an albatross (Phoebetria
      fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
      also nellie.

   Sooty tern (Zool.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found
      chiefly in tropical seas.
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Nellie, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    134
   Housing Units (2000): 104
   Land area (2000):     0.710479 sq. miles (1.840133 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.710479 sq. miles (1.840133 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            53816
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             40.337509 N, 82.066462 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Nellie, OH
    Nellie