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Sordes

//ˈsoɹdiz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue. plural, plural-only

    "Fresh sheets, sponging, a spoonful of animal soup, sordes removed from his cracked lips, black in the candlelight."

Etymology

From Latin sordes, related to sordere.

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