(mostly plural) Dregs, lees; fæces, refuse, residue.

In plural. The particles deposited by a liquid in the bottom of the vessel containing it; dregs, lees. †Also singular: a residuum, sediment.

(= Dutch grond-sop), dregs, sediment (quots. 725 14.. are obscure, perhaps mistranslations; Palsgrave's rendering may be an error).

Lees, dregs, sediment (of oil, ale, etc.).

Sediment; dregs, lees, subsidence, refuse.

plural. Grounds, sediment. Obsolete.

Sediment, waste, excrement.

Dregs, leavings; hence, filth, muck. Also figurative or in figurative context. Obsolete.

Mud, dregs, sediment. literal and figurative.

Plural foots. That which sinks to and lies at the bottom of something; esp. the dregs or remnants of a liquid; the refuse or remains resulting…

Sediment; dregs; lees; grounds.

Any earthy or slimy matter or deposit; a mixture of some finely powdered substance and water. spec. Such material formed as waste in various…

Sediment in general, dregs. singular and plural. rare.