Dirt

Dirt thumb|Dirt-covered sidewalk in Brooklyn, NYC being swept during a community clean-up Dirt is an unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty. Quotes London turns dirt into gold. Rome turned gold into dirt. William Winwood Reade, The Martyrdom of Man (1872), Chapter IV, "Intellect", pp. 383-4. From the Thinker's Library edition (1943) Scattered in the windEarthboy calls me from my dreams:Dirt is where the dreams must end. James Welch, Winter in the Blood 1974 Harper & Row 978-0-06-451990-8 See also Cleanliness Hand washing Purity Ritual purification Soap Soil External links dirt dirty Category:Hygiene