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▪ I. soily, a.1|ˈsɔɪlɪ|
Also 6 soilly, 7 soylie.
[f. soil n.3 or v.1]
†1. Apt to soil or stain. Obs.
1575Laneham Lett. (1871) 40 A substauns..nether so..brittl to manure az stone, nor yet so soily in vse. Ibid. 50 Fayr alleyz..with sand, not light or to soft, or soilly by dust, but..pleasaunt too walk on. 1605Willet Hexapla in Gen. 215 The goodly outward rine or skinne onely doeth keepe in the filthie soylie embers.
2. Of the nature or character of soil or tarnish.
1631Fuller Joseph's Coat, David's Sin xxxii, So spots of sinne the writer's soule did staine, Whose soylie tincture did therein remaine. Ibid., David's Repentance iv, I desire His soylie sinnes with deluges to scoure.
3. Soiled, stained, dirty.
1631W. B. Touchstone Gold & Silver Wares 36 When your Touch-stone is..foul or soily, it may be taken off, by wetting it. 1748Richardson Clarissa VI. 151 Methinks..you are a little soily, to what we have seen you. 1771T. Hull Sir W. Harrington (1797) III. 214 White sprigg'd muslin,..now so soily, and hung in such a manner,..as made her indeed a strange figure. 1890Pall Mall G. 13 Feb. 2/1 A case..in which are packed..three or four damp, hot, and soily figures.
▪ II. soily, a.2
Also 8 soiley.
[f. soil n.1]
Of the nature of soil; like that of soil or mould.
1747Hooson Miner's Dict. Q 3, Veins Strick into this Rachill..in a confused manner, being throne into Joynts, but they are Soiley. 1878Scribner's Mag. XVI. 684/2 Away they went, mare and man,..with a decided soily aroma following them. |