What does "sordes" mean?

Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue.

What is a synonym for "sordes"?

Common synonyms include: cattle, chaff, corruption, dandruff, decay, dregs.

//ˈsoɹdiz// noun

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Noun

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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."

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

From Latin sordes, related to sordere.

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