noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Making or becoming dirty; soiling, staining.

   "He merits well to haue her, that doth seeke her, Not making any scruple of her soylure […]."

2. 2
   the act of soiling something wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blotblotchdirtyingsmearsmirchsmudge

Example

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"He merits well to haue her, that doth seeke her, Not making any scruple of her soylure […]."

Etymology

From Old French soilleure, from soillier (“to soil”).

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