grime
noun
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
had grimed
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past perfectof grime.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Her decent white cap was green-moulded with the moss of the woods; the drip of waterside caves had grimed it, the cobwebs of murky outhouses festooned it.
From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
