Definition of Soilure

1. Noun. The act of soiling something.

Exact synonyms: Dirtying, Soiling
Generic synonyms: Change Of State
Specialized synonyms: Maculation, Spotting, Staining, Contamination, Pollution
Derivative terms: Dirty, Soil, Soil

Definition of Soilure

1. n. Stain; pollution.

Definition of Soilure

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

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Definition of Soilure

1. a stain or smudge [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soilure

soil value
soilable
soilage
soilages
soilborne
soile
soiled
soilier
soiliest
soiliness
soiling
soilings
soilless
soillike
soils
soilure (current term)
soilures
soily
soiree
soiree musicale
soirees
soitenly
soixante-neuf
soja
soja bean
sojas
sojer
sojourn
sojourned
sojourner

Literary usage of Soilure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sonnets by John Milton (1904)
"... bis young brow amid the tumult there Grew grim with sulphurous dust and sanguine dew; Yet through all soilure they who marked him knew The signs of his ..."

2. Sanctum Sanctorum: Or Proof-sheets from an Editor's Table by Theodore Tilton (1870)
"... THE soilure OF A FAIR NAME. GREAT man's honor, if unsullied, is a coronet on his head, to mark him a prince among men. But this"diadem is not of gold, ..."

3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... Pendulous, blanched with longing, shedding flames Of silver on the brown grope of the flood; For all my spirit's soilure is put by And all my body's ..."

4. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... Pendulous, blanched with longing, shedding flames Of silver on the brown grope of the flood; For all my spirit's soilure is put by And all my body's ..."

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