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sordes

British

/ ˈsɔːdiːz /

plural noun

med dark incrustations on the lips and teeth of patients with prolonged fever

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Etymology

Origin of sordes

C18: from Latin sordēs filth

Example Sentences

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Illa per has sordes it purior unda; simulque Ille per has lucet purior ignis aquas.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Consolator et fundator, Habitator et amator, Cordium humilium, Pelle mala, terge sordes, Et discordes fac Concordes, Et affer praesidium!

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

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

Unda sacras sordes lambit placidissima: flavae Lambit et hanc undam lucida flamma comae.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

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

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