Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grime"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grime \Grime\, v. t.
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grime \Grime\, n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime,
Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel,
soot, smut, and E. grimace.]
Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply
ingrained.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grime
n : the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt},
{filth}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease}, {grunge}]
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when
you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {colly},
{bemire}] [ant: {clean}]
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