From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Grime \Grime\, v. t.
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grime
n 1: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn:
{dirt}, {filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease},
{grunge}]
v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime},
{grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}, {make clean}]
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