What does "soiled" mean?

[jean-guru]

I was reading this random article on drycleaning clothes, and it was going on about you should dryclean whenever it gets stained or "soiled." What is "soiling" exactly, is it like a stain that doesn't come out or something?

Please forgive me for my ignorance

 

[weeks]

I've always assumed that it means dirty with dirt rather than dirty as the result of spills and stains from food, etc.

I could be wrong though,

 

[mattjames]

It simply means dirty. Not a specific kind of dirt. Remember, you can soil yourself.

 

[GBR]

Dirty

 

[jean-guru]

Ah, now I understand - I thought it specifically referred to urination lol

 

[Zubberah]

soiled = AVOID.

 

[acidboy]

Soiled technically means it was excreted on, right?

 

[gefinzi]

I recall Bart Simpson once received a soiled wig as a "gift" while serving time in Springfield penitentiary.

(I spent too much time watching Simpson's episodes in college.)