What is to become soiled or tarnished. Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding. Bacon called?
sully — To become soiled or tarnished. Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding. Bacon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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