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grime

grime \'gri-m\ n [Flem grijm, fr. MD grime soot, mask; akin to OE gri-ma 
   ma]sk, Gk chriein to anoint - more at CHRISM : soot, smut, or dirt adhering 
   to or embedded in a surface; broadly  : accumulated dirtiness and disorder 
   - grime vt