Soiling: alternatives and connections

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

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The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

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The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.

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of Spot

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of Stain

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Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.

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Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.

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of Dirty

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Stain; pollution.

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