| 单词 | to grime the face of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto grime the face of a. transitive. To cover with grime, to blacken, befoul. Also (figurative) to grime the face of. (Cf. begrime v.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > dirty or soil with specific kinds of dirt [verb (transitive)] > begrime grime1483 begrimlyc1485 begrimea1556 be-smut1610 smitch1626 crock1642 bruckle1691 1483 Cath. Angl. 165/2 To Grime, fuscare, fuliginare. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Wether l. 2563 in Poems (1981) 95 Than quhar the gait wes grimmit he him brocht. a1592 H. Smith Wks. (1866–7) I. 62 He seemeth like a collier which is grimed with his own coals. 1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 76 The Apostle layeth forth the great daunger of this sinne [covetousness], and doth exceedingly grime the face of it. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 175 My face ile grime with filth. View more context for this quotation 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 237 Vulcan pour'd Nectar himself, and his own fingers scour'd, Grim'd in his Liparene work-house. 1730 J. Swift Lady's Dressing-room 46 The Towels..With Dirt, and Sweat, and Ear-wax grim'd. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. viii. 183 Letting your book fall into the ashes, so as to..rumple and grime the leaves. 1878 H. Phillips Poems from Span. & Ger. 18 A rudely cut inscription Grimed with dust of many a year. < as lemmas |
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