smutch

Example Sentences

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She hadn’t done anything to me, and the smutch of the mud against her blue gown — the prettiest dress I ever saw.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

The sheets were gritty to the touch, and left a smutch upon the fingers.

From The Web of Life by Herrick, Robert

Through the smoke and smutch which stained the canvas was seen a gray-haired, saintly woman's head.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 by Various

Strether felt HIS character receive for the instant a smutch from all the wrong things he had suspected or believed.

From The Ambassadors by James, Henry

Wash 'em, an' clean your nails with this pin, an' tie that apern back—loose if you want—but wear it you must, or I won't be responsible for no smutch you get on you.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.