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Fowler defines "genteelism" as "the substituting, for the ordinary natural word that first suggests itself to the mind, of a synonym that is thought to be less soiled by the lips of the common herd, less familiar, less plebian, less vulgar, less improper, less apt to come unhandsomely betwixt the wind & our nobility".
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Bucket is sceptical without being a cynic, and ahead of his time in his methodology – a bit like Ripper Street's Edmund Reid, but more shop-soiled and far less anguished.
One thousand miles of soiled beaches have been reduced to less than 100.
Less positive experiences were characterised by having to show soiled sanitary products to obtain contraceptives, healthcare workers expressing negative opinions about young people seeking information, lack of privacy, and inadequate information.
Deal, who weighed just 59 pounds and was discovered in soiled clothing, died in a box that measured less than 3 feet long, 14 inches wide and one foot tall, according to The New York Daily News.
Proper storage of soiled diapers reduces household odor, thereby making the whole process less unpleasant.
Soiled covers, missing dust jackets, ripped pages, mildewed edges, less-than-sharp corners and food stains can all detract from the value of a treasured tome.
The hungry child was found wandering about in a soiled diaper, near an open bottle of bleach (used to destroy forensic evidence, no less), more than 24 hours later.
It took less than two weeks and it happened against the lousy teams they are supposed to beat, but, suddenly, the Yankees made more than two months of inconsistency seem as inconsequential as a pair of soiled socks.
A soiled curtain was blowing through it.
"I felt dirty and soiled," she said.
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