Sully

Sully
Sully Sul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sullied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sullying}.] [OE. sulien, AS. sylian, fr. sol mire; akin to G. suhle mire, sich, s["u]hlen to wallow, Sw. s["o]la to bemire, Dan. s["o]le, Goth. bisaulijan to defile.] To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation. [1913 Webster]

Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]

No spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sully — can refer to:People* Hugh the Red of Sully, 13th century Sicilian general * Bishop Maurice de Sully; oversaw the building of Notre Dame de Paris; Bishop to Philippe II of France * Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully (1560 1641), French statesman… …   Wikipedia

  • Sully — ist der Name mehrerer Gemeinden und eines Kantons in Frankreich: Sully (Calvados), Gemeinde im Département Calvados Sully (Oise), Gemeinde im Département Oise Sully (Saône et Loire), Gemeinde im Département Saône et Loire mit Namenszusatz: Sully… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sully — puede referirse a: Sully, población de Quebec (Canadá). Sully, comuna de Calvados (Francia). Sully, comuna de Oise (Francia). Sully, comuna de Saona y Loira (Francia). Sully, población de Gales (Reino Unido). James P. Sullivan, Personaje de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sully — Sully,   1) [sy li], Maximilien de Béthune [ be tyn], Herzog von (seit 1606), französischer Staatsmann, * Rosny sur Seine (bei Mantes la Jolie) 13. 12. 1560, ✝ Villebon (bei Chartres) 22. 12. 1641; wurde im reformierten Bekenntnis erzogen und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sully — Sully, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 904 Housing Units (2000): 360 Land area (2000): 0.520573 sq. miles (1.348277 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.520573 sq. miles (1.348277 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sully, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 904 Housing Units (2000): 360 Land area (2000): 0.520573 sq. miles (1.348277 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.520573 sq. miles (1.348277 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sully — Sul ly, v. i. To become soiled or tarnished. [1913 Webster] Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sully — (spr. ßülli), Maximilian von Béthune, Baron von Rosny, Herzog von, franz. Staatsmann, geb. 13. Dez. 1560 in Rosny bei Nantes. gest. 21. Dez. 1641. Er ward in der reformierten Kirche erzogen und nahm mit Auszeichnung an den Feldzügen des jungen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sully — Sully, James Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duque de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sully — Sul ly, n.; pl. {Sullies}. Soil; tarnish; stain. [1913 Webster] A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little spots and sullies in his reputation. Spectator. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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