soilure

[ soil-yer ]

noun

1. a stain.

soilure

/ ˈsɔɪljə /

noun

1. the act of soiling or the state of being soiled
2. a stain or blot

Word History and Origins

Origin of soilure¹

1250–1300; Middle English soylure < Old French soilleure, equivalent to soill ( ier ) ( soil ² ) + -eure (< Latin -ātūra; -ate ¹, -ure )

Word History and Origins

Origin of soilure¹

C13: from Old French soilleure, from soillier to soil ²

Example Sentences

In another corner Sylvia spat forth the unclean blood and wiped from her lips the soilure of the kisses.

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Night, however, was kind, and spared from view much unsightly soilure.

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The soilure, now upon you, being washed off, you shall take the eternal vows and shall bury in the shadow of the cloister the criminal life you have led in the past.

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Downtown, rows of colonnaded Edwardian hulks have fallen into soilure.

From Time

The vision of the one eternal, passionless Spirit, far removed from the world of chance and change and earthly soilure, was the conquest of Greek philosophy, travailing for 800 years.

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