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sanies

American  
[sey-nee-eez] / ˈseɪ niˌiz /

noun

Pathology.
  1. a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.


sanies British  
/ ˈseɪnɪˌiːz /

noun

  1. pathol a thin greenish foul-smelling discharge from a wound, ulcer, etc, containing pus and blood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sanies

First recorded in 1555–65, sanies is from the Latin word saniēs

Example Sentences

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She collects all these fragments and mixes them with choice loam in the spots where the sanies abounds.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

We then see the Scolia itself turn brown, distended as it is with putrescent foodstuffs, and then cease all movement, without attempting to withdraw from the sanies.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

"Upon my sanies, Mrs. Doran, I feel for your situation, so I do," said Phelim.

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

Quem superare uolens clypeo, quo conuenit uti, Taurinas intende cutes, corpusque bouinis Tergoribus tegito, nec amaro nuda ueneno Membra patere sinas; sanies, quod conspuit, urit.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.

It is therefore formed of clay and sanies.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

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