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Definition of Soilure
1. Noun. The act of soiling something.
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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soilure
1. a stain or smudge [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soilure
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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