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It was a trial to follow him—the rank woollen dress, uncleansed till it falls to pieces, diffuses an odour which, in such confined passages, is particularly unpleasant.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various

Such wounds are produced by implements which are, to say the least, non-sterile, and this perforation of the uncleansed skin conveys infectious material into the joint capsule.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

"He may become more ... later," he forced himself to say, uncleansed as yet of jealousy, because she was still his wife.

From Dr. Adriaan by Couperus, Louis

The Pandavas of uncleansed souls have, at every step, perpetrated very ugly and censurable acts that are again fall of guile.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

That men are normally uncleansed sewers from which the face need not be averted, was a conception Kirtley's senses had fallen somewhat foul of in the Bucher home.

From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver