a. [ad. L. lutōs-us, f. lutum clay.] Covered with mud; miry; spec. in Ent. (see quot. 1826). Hence † Lutosity, muddiness.
1650. Ashmole, Chym. Collect., 8. Which Tinctures … are separable from accidentall drosse, and earthly lutosity.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. 275. Lutose, covered with a powdery substance resembling mud or dirt, which easily rubs off.
