sordes
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of sordes
C18: from Latin sordēs filth
Example Sentences
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Oil, sweat, filth; or the sordes of the body: an excrementitious viscosity, the excrements of oil and other ointments used about the body, and mixed with the sordes of the body: all base and loathsome.
From Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
The odour must not be mistaken for that due to decomposition of sordes on the teeth and gums of a debilitated patient.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
His tongue becomes dry, hard, and fissured; sordes collect upon the teeth and lips, bloody crusts about the nostrils.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In the latter stages of the disease the pulse becomes small and fluttering; the tongue becomes dry and brown; sordes collect on the teeth; and a low muttering form of delirium supervenes.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Tongue smooth, dry, and excessively red, later brown-coated, and even the teeth coated with sordes.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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