sulliage

English

Etymology

Compare sullage, suillage, or sully (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌl.i.əd͡ʒ/

Noun

sulliage (countable and uncountable, plural sulliages)

  1. (obsolete) foulness, filth or dirt
    • 1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. [], London: [] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, [], →OCLC:
      Though we wipe away with never so much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left some sulliage behind.
    • 1653, Henry Hammond, Paraphrase and Annotations on the New Testament:
      the sins and sulliages of their earthly [] affections

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