To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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The keynote of the normal or "natural" scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale o…
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An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and…
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.
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Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools,…
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Infected. Cf. Enfect.
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A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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A spot; a blemish; a mole.
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Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.
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The quality or state of being profane; profaneness; irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy.
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To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.
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A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
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The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
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Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.
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A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
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Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.
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Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.
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Soiled with smut; smutted.
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Soiled with smut; smutted.
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The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from c…
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Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.
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The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It…
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That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; le…
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Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies.
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A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine particles, and adheres to the sides…
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Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.
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