Definitions
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Word origin
From Middle English grim (“dirt or soot covering the face”), from a specialized use of Old English grīma (“mask”), from Proto-West Germanic *grīmō, from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”).
Used in a sentence
“Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.”
“[…] ſhe ſweats a man may go ouer ſhoes in the grime of it.”
“Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Stubborn dirt”5 letters
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