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▪ I. ‖ ˈsory, n. Obs.
[L. sōry, ad. Gr. σῶρυ. Cf. Sp. and It. sori.]
A kind of mineral ore yielding vitriol; one or other kind of vitriol.
1601Holland Pliny II. 510 As for Sory, that which is brought out of ægypt is counted best, and farre better than the Cyprian, Spanish, or African. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. xiii. 27 Many efficacious Poysons also are drawn from Minerals,..as Quick-silver, red Lead, Parget, Vitriol, Sory, Sandarach [etc.]. [1728Bailey, Sory, a kind of Mineral, a sort of Vitriol made of Chalcitis or Cadmia. 1828–32in Webster. Hence in later Dicts.]
▪ II. † sory, a. Obs. rare.
Also soory, sowry.
[f. sore n.3 + -y, or ad. ON. saurigr (MSw. sörogh).]
Filthy, dirty.
c1440Promp. Parv. 465/1 Soory, or defowlyd yn sowr or fylthe.., cenosus, cenulentus. Ibid. 466/2 Sowry, or defowlyd wythe fylthe. |