Molasse

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Molasse \Mo*lasse"\, n. [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby,
     flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.)
     A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in
     Switzerland. See Chart of {Geology}.
     [1913 Webster]