释义 |
ˈsoiliness rare. [f. soily a.1] The state or condition of being soiled; soiled or dirty matter.
a1626Bacon Physiol. Rem. in Baconiana (1679) 98 To make proof of the Incorporation of Silver and Tin,..and to observe..whether it yield no soiliness more than Silver? 1650Fuller Pisgah ii. iv. iv. 70 Whether the Priests..made use thereof [sc. a laver] to discover all soiliness in them before they washed. |