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ordure

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++or·dure /ˈɔːdjʊə $ ˈɔːrdʒər/ noun [uncountable] formal  DIRTYdirt, especially waste matter from the body 污物;〔尤指〕排泄物,粪便
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ordureEven the customary dung heaps and piles of ordure had been taken away.The reek of ordure voided from all his clothing.Tallis smelled blood and the more offensive stink of ordure.A peeling notice warned us not to throw ordure.
Origin ordure (1300-1400) Old French ord dirty, from Latin horridus; → HORRID
or·dure nounChineseSyllable
Corpus from especially body waste the dirt, matter


ordure
ordure /ˈɔːdjʊə $ ˈɔːrdʒər/ noun [uncountable] formal
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: ord 'dirty', from Latin horridus; horrid
dirt, especially waste matter from the body


ord·ureBrE /ˈɔːdjʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrdʒər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) solid waste from the body of a person or an animal (人或动物的)粪便 SYN faeces