Emily Dickinson Lexicon — DIRT'Y

Definition for DIRT'Y

DIRT'Y DIRT'Y-ING

DIRT'Y, v.t. [durt'y.]

To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; applied to reputation.

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