sordes
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of sordes
C18: from Latin sordēs filth
Example Sentences
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These brown crusts and sordes are usually seen in advanced cases, following the first condition described.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The teeth and lips are covered with a brown material, called sordes.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Tu per lympham profluentem, Tu per sanguinem tepentem, In peccata mi redunda, Tolle culpam, sordes munda.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Nec tamen utrique simul ante quinquienniuin sordes de domo Dei propulsare prævaluerunt.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Turner, Dawson
Jesus, pro me perforatus, Condar intra tuum latus; Tu per lympham profluentem, Tu per sanguinem tepentem, In peccata mi redunda, Tolle culpam, sordes munda!
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
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