dirt Copy link Outline 1. sordes, is, f. (usu. in pl.)2. coenum3. lŭtum (less offensive than coenum)4. līmus (slimy mud)5. fĭmus (rare in this sense)6. illŭvies, ēi, f.7. paedor, ōris (dirt contracted through neglect or confinement)8. purgāmentum (lit., that which is cleansed or scoured away) • dirt: 1. sordes, is, f. (usu. in pl.): let the nails be free from d., sint sine sordibus ungues, Ov.: d. in the ears, sordes aurium, Cic.: Hor. 2. coenum: v. mire. 3. lŭtum (less offensive than coenum): v. mud. 4. līmus (slimy mud): v. mud, slime. 5. fĭmus (rare in this sense): Virg.: v. dung. 6. illŭvies, ēi, f.: v. filth. 7. paedor, ōris (dirt contracted through neglect or confinement): v. filth. 8. purgāmentum (lit., that which is cleansed or scoured away): v. refuse, filth. Phr.: to be covered with d., squalere, or better, situ squalere, Quint. See also, ordure.