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Dreg  n.  Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society. "We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind." Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.






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"Dreg" Quotes from Famous Books



... she wrote. "My trunks are packed and closed down, and to-morrow I am to start on a tour of travel. How my long torpid bosom bounds at the thought! I shall sail up that picturesque Hudson! I shall look on glorious Niagara! But I fear my anticipations are too brilliant. Something will occur to dreg my expected draught of happiness with sorrow. Thus it has ever been! Too well I know I shall return to become the bride of one I detest; but I will not let that thought embitter my enjoyment of the wonders and beauties I shall behold. Besides, in so long a time ...
— Eventide - A Series of Tales and Poems • Effie Afton



Words linked to "Dreg" :   small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount



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