Grime (?), n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime, Icel. grma 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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Grime, v. t.
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt.
Shak.
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