Category:Grime

Grime, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime, Icel. gr mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel, soot, smut, and E. grimace.]

Defn: Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.

grime Grime, v. t.

Defn: To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. Shak.