Soote

"Surely smoke becomes a kitchin farre better than a dining chamber, and yet it makes a kitchin also oftentimes in the inward parts of men, soyling and infecting them with an vnctuous and oily kind of soote, as hath been found in some great tobacco takers, that after their death, were opened." ❋ Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange (1873)

It is Chaucer's dialect: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote." ❋ Michael Dirda (2011)

Why, Ruth studied Saxon, became clever in it, - that was two years ago, - and all that she remembers of it now is 'Whan that sweet Aprile with his schowers soote' - isn't that the way it goes? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote .... ❋ John (2008)

The organizers seem to have been turned off by the thought of their highly glitzy league — in which some teams are owned by Bollywood movie stars — being conducted under the gray skies and “shoures soote” of England in April. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am often spotted pedaling about, declaiming from the prologue: "Whan that Apryll, with his shoures soote," etc. etc. etc. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

"Whan that aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of march hath perced to the roote...pass the dutchie on the left hand side" ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

"Whan that April with his showres soote/The droughte of March hath perced to the roote." ❋ Preston, Douglas (2005)

“They dauncen deftly, and singen soote,/In their merriment.” ❋ Unknown (2004)

Then do thei ceare it ouer with Mirrhe and Cinamome and suche other thinges as wil not onely preserue it to continuaunce, but also make it soote smelling. ❋ Unknown (2004)

“Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote,” I murmured, smiling at Pat. ❋ Jude Deveraux (2003)

The soote season, that bud and bloom forth brings, ❋ Paull Franklin Baum (N/A)

THE soote season, that bud and bloom forth brings, ❋ Unknown (1919)

There sit they chatting most of the day; and sippe of a drinke called Coffa (of the berry that it is made of) in little _China_ dishes as hot as they can suffer it: blacke as soote, and tasting not much unlike it ❋ Unknown (1909)

I've got on a white clown soote with big red spots, an 'my face is all flour. ❋ Alfred Henry Lewis (1885)