† ewren.
Obsolete. rare.
? Rust, oxide.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [noun] > specific impurities > incrustation > on metal > rust
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1597 P. Lowe Art Chirurg. (1634) 97 By the continuall sorting and telling of this coyne, then did enter of the ewre of that brasse and copper under the nails of her fingers.
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