- soilure
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French soilleure, from soiller to soil Date: 13th century 1. the act of soiling ; the condition of being soiled 2. stain, smudge
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Soilure — Soil ure, n. [OF. soillure, F. souillure. See {Soil} to make dirty.] Stain; pollution. Shak. [1913 Webster] Then fearing rust or soilure, fashioned for it A case of silk. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soilure — Soilure, et escorchure faicte en la peau, Intertrigo, vt femina atteri adurique equitatu notum est. Plin. lib. 28. cap. 15. ad finem … Thresor de la langue françoyse
soilure — [soil′yoor] n. [ME soylure < MFr soilleure < soillier: see SOIL2] Archaic 1. a soiling, dirtying, or sullying 2. a stain; blot … English World dictionary
soilure — noun /ˈsɔɪljʊə,ˈsɔɪljə/ Making or becoming dirty; soiling, staining. Much more powerful than moral enthusiasm is the disinclination of the immaculate flesh to risk the soilure of the streets … Wiktionary
soilure — /soyl yeuhr/, n. a stain. [1250 1300; ME soylure < OF soilleure, equiv. to soill(ier) (see SOIL2) + eure ( < L atura; see ATE1, URE)] * * * … Universalium
soilure — soil·ure … English syllables
soilure — soil•ure [[t]ˈsɔɪl yər[/t]] n. a soiling or stain • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF soilleure, der. of soill(ier) (see soil II) … From formal English to slang
soilure — noun the act of soiling something • Syn: ↑soiling, ↑dirtying • Derivationally related forms: ↑dirty (for: ↑dirtying), ↑soil, ↑soil ( … Useful english dictionary
Uncleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 immundity immundity immundicity Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity &c.???of mind ???>961 … English dictionary for students
dirtying — noun the act of soiling something • Syn: ↑soiling, ↑soilure • Derivationally related forms: ↑dirty, ↑soil (for: ↑soilure), ↑soil (fo … Useful english dictionary
