See Also: colluvies(dictionary)

colluvies (iou)



colluvies noun. Now rare or obsolete. Pl. same. M17.
[Latin colluvies, from colluere rinse, formed as COL- + luere wash.]
A collection of foul matter, esp. a discharge from an ulcer. M17.
A confluence (of waters etc.). M17.
fig. A rabble, a hotchpotch. M17.