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sulliage

/ˈsʌl.i.əd͡ʒ/

sulliage noun: foulness, filth or dirt.

Noun

sulliage (countable and uncountable, plural sulliages)

  1. (obsolete) foulness, filth or dirt
    • Though we wipe away with never so much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left some sulliage behind.1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC
    • the sins and sulliages of their earthly […]affections1653, Henry Hammond, Paraphrase and Annotations on the New Testament

Forms of sulliage

pluralsulliages

Origin of sulliage

Compare sullage, suillage, or sully (verb).

Questions about sulliage

What does sulliage mean?
Sulliage means foulness, filth or dirt.
What part of speech is sulliage?
Sulliage is a noun.
How do you pronounce sulliage?
Sulliage is pronounced /ˈsʌl.i.əd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of sulliage?
The plural of sulliage is sulliages.

Words near sulliage in the dictionary

  1. sullenly
  2. sullenness
  3. sullennesses
  4. sullens
  5. sulliable
  6. sulliage
  7. sulliages
  8. sullied
  9. sullies
  10. Sulligent
  11. sulling

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