What does ordure mean?
Definitions for ordure
ˈɔr dʒər, -dyʊəror·dure
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Princeton's WordNet
fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejectionnoun
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Wiktionary
ordurenoun
excrement, dung
Etymology: From ordure, from ord ‘filthy’, from horridus ’horrid’, + -ure.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ordurenoun
Etymology: ordure, French; from sordes, Lat. Skinner.
Gard’ners with ordure hide those roots
That shall first spring and be most delicate. William Shakespeare.Working upon human ordure, and by long preparation rendering it odoriferous, he terms it zibetta occidentalis. Brown.
We added fat pollutions of our own,
T’ encrease the steaming ordures of the stage. Dryden.Renew’d by ordure ’s sympathetick force,
As oil’d with magic juices for the course,Vig’rous he rises. Alexander Pope.
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ordure
Ordure is a formal or old-fashioned term that refers to excrement or waste material. It's mainly used to describe feces or dung. The term can also be used metaphorically to express something considered distasteful or disgusting.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ordure
or′dūr, n. dirt: dung: excrement: also fig. anything unclean.—adj. Or′durous. [Fr.,—O. Fr. ord, foul—L. horridus, rough.]
Entomology
Ordure
excrement; usually applied to such as is foul or offensive.
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dourer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ordure in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ordure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- excrementosSpanish
- ordureFrench
- buacharScottish Gaelic
- mocsokHungarian
- գոմաղբArmenian
- kotoranIndonesian
- escrementoItalian
- afval, uitwerpselenDutch
- ordureNorwegian
- chąąʼNavajo, Navaho
- OrdurePortuguese
- экскрементыRussian
- Chịu đựngVietnamese
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