smutch
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verb (used with object)
1.
to smudge or soil.
noun
2.
a smudge or stain.
3.
dirt, grime, or smut.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to smudge; mark |
| —n | |
| 2. | a mark; smudge |
| 3. | soot; dirt |
| [C16: probably from Middle High German smutzen to soil; see | |
| 'smutchy | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Examine well his milk-white hand, the palm is hardly clean,-but here and there an ugly smutch appears.
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