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| Sour |
| [Compar.
Sourer (?); superl. Sourest.] [OE.
sour, sur, AS. s(?)r; akin to D. zuur, G.
sauer, OHG. s(?)r, Icel. s(?)rr, Sw. sur,
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Having
an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most
unripe fruits; acid; tart.
Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid,
rancid, or musty, turned.
Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross;
crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a
sour reply.
Afflictive; painful.
Cold and unproductive; as, sour
land; a sour marsh.
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A sour or acid substance;
whatever produces a painful effect.
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To cause to become
sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air
sours many substances.
To make cold and unproductive, as
soil.
To make unhappy, uneasy, or less
agreeable.
To cause or permit to become harsh or
unkindly.
To macerate, and render fit for plaster or
mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.
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To become sour] to turn from sweet to sour; as,
milk soon sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes
sours in adversity.
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